The device in an air conditioner or heat pump in which the refrigerant condenses from a gas to a liquid when it is depressurized or cooled.

A financial ratio which shows how long a company has to finance its own stocks for. It measures.

A valve which connects the high pressure side of a compressed air system to the suction side and is adjusted so as to maintain a specific pressure on the suction side by controlled bleeding of hot gas to the suction side.

A cruise of a new ship for the purpose of testing out all machinery, etc. Shank

A large solid post on a wharf or pier for securing mooring lines; the same when constructed on the deck of a ship.

Is the total pressure (static plus velocity) at the inlet flange of the compressor.

A type of flag used to identify a boater's affiliation with a yacht club or boating organization.

A plan developed by an electric utility, sometimes as required by a public regulatory commission or agency, that defines the short and long term capacity additions (supply side) and demand side management programs that it will undertake to meet projected ...

The analysis of atmospheric conditions, particularly moisture in the air.

A type of solar photovoltaic device made in a continuous process of pulling material from a molten bath of photovoltaic material, such as silicon, to form a thin sheet of material.

See: 'Cat.

A payment made out of a sense of moral rather than legal.

The total electrical power input to a compressor, including drive motor, cooling fan, motors, controls, etc.

The demand of a consumer of electricity at the time of a power supplier's peak system demand.

An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only.

Recombination occurring in the emitter region of a photovoltaic cell.

A type of solar thermal system where sunlight is concentrated by a curved reflector onto a pipe containing a working fluid that can be used for process heat or to produce electricity. The world's largest solar thermal electric power plants use solar troug ...

A bond, issued and underwritten by international syndicates of banks and issuing houses and sold to.

Securities which pay a fixed rate of interest. Government bonds (gilts) are the best known example..

A current meter consisting of six conical cups, mounted around a vertical axis, which rotate and generate a signal with each rotation. Tail vanes and a heavy weight stabilize the instrument.