A high R-value insulation product usually made from urethane that can be injected into wall cavities, or sprayed onto roofs or floors, where it expands and sets quickly.

A layer of semiconductor material (as used in a solar photovoltaic device) whose properties are essentially those of the pure, undoped, material.

Insurance which covers the policyholder against certain building losses or damages which may occur. .

In the trading terms between companies, credit is the value of goods which one company will supply.

The specified amount a policyholder must bear before the insurers pay a claim. The inclusion of an.

Chemical species slated to replace CFCs in the near future.

Cost of unloading a vessel is borne by the charterer.

The length of fluid flow (gas or liquid) past a sensor required for the sensor to respond to 63.2% of a step change in speed. Expressed in feet or meters. For anemometers, this value is calculated from time constant times wind tunnel speed.

Abbreviation for Container Yard.- The designation for full container receipt/delivery

To decorate a ship with flags in celebration of certain occasions.

Slang sailing expression for a piece of metal or shroud that can cut or stab you.

Extending a sail using a whisker pole

An amount paid by a customer for being connected to an electricity supplier's transmission and distribution system.

Torsional moment or couple. It usually refers to the driving couple of a machine or motor.

Reservation number used to secure equipment and act as a control number prior to completion of a B/L.

(1) A longitudinal crack in a mast or other spar. (2) The shivers of a sail when sailing too close to the wind. (3) As a verb, to let it out.

Ethanol.

A commmon term refering to an electricity transmission and distribution system.

A method used to estimate building heating loads by assuming that heat loss and gain is proportional to the equivalent heat-loss coefficient for the building envelope.

The point of a tide when the water is the highest.