Is the piping between the compressor and the aftercooler, the aftercooler separator and the air receiver.

Vessel or vessels of practically any size or type.

The part of an energy utility's charge based on actual energy consumed by the customer; the product of the kilowatt-hour rate and the total kilowatt-hours consumed.

A type of journal bearing in centrifugal air compressors.

The amount which shareholders own in a publicly quoted company. Equity is the risk-bearing part.

A bonus declared by life companies when maturity of a with profits policy or death of the assured.

This is an inter-bank communication system and stands for Society For Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications. It runs in much the same way as telex, except every message is sent in a standard way. This allows the banks' computers to read the mes ...

The tensile or compressive loading on the crosshead assembly with compressive piston rod loading on the outward stroke and tensile piston rod loading on the inward stroke.

Voyage made in varying directions. To sail in various directions for pleasure, in search, or for exercise.

Usual and accustomed speed.

A seaman's personal "painter" is his lifeline, and if it is severed, he dies.

A strong vertical post used to attach lines for towing or mooring.

A knot used to form a knob in the end of a line to prevent the end from running through a block or other narrow space.

Nonglossy paint with a relatively high absorptance.

Amorphous silicon with a small amount of incorporated hydrogen. The hydrogen neutralizes dangling bonds in the amorphous silicon, allowing charge carriers to flow more freely.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer's least favourite part of the economy - also known as the cash.

See: Her Majesty's Customs and.

See: 'gilt-edged.

A void or empty space separating two or more compartments for the purpose of insulation, or to prevent the liquid contents of one compartment from entering another in case of a leak.

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