Are of two kinds: First, those built in permanently and part of the ship's structure, used for the reception of water ballast, fuel, oil, or liquid cargo; second, those constructed specially and removable if necessary. These vary greatly in size and shape ...

A dynamic compressor. A machine in which air or gas is compressed by the mechanical action of rotating vanes or impellers imparting velocity and pressure to the air or gas. In a centrifugal compressor, flow is in a radial direction. Air enters the compres ...

In spray painting applications, a sealed paint cup with a paint gun which puts a measured amount of air pressure into it. This then forces the paint to the gun for atomization.

Storing on land. Many small boats are placed in dry storage over the winter.

Abbreviation for "Container Freight Station." A shipping dock where cargo is loaded ("stuffed") into or unloaded ("stripped") from containers. Generally, this involves less than containerload shipments, although small shipments destined to same consignee ...

To double a vessel's mooring lines.

A type of automatic thermostat (used on solar heating systems) that responds to temperature differences (between collectors and the storage components) so as to regulate the functioning of appliances (to switch transfer fluid pumps on and off).

A panel which covers the underside of an roof overhang, cantilever, or mansard.

A transportation arrangement in which truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to a destination. Also known as Rail Pigs.

To ascertain the proper course to be steered to make the desired point or port. Shark's mouth

A trailer or semi-trailer with no sides and with the floor of the unit close to the ground.

A US high-speed system that continuously provides the last sale price and volume of any securities.

A winch used solely for warping, on which a rope may be wound under power but not stored.

The type of alternative current generated by alternating current generators, rotary inverters, and solid-state inverters.

A solar thermal technology that uses a modular mirror system that approximates a parabola and incorporates two-axis tracking to focus the sunlight onto receivers located at the focal point of each dish. The mirror system typically is made from a number of ...

Strips of material used to separate multiple panes of glass within the windows.

A system designed to adjust accounting for changes in prices that affect a company's assets. The.

Complementary equipment for terminal and over the road handling containers.

A rail fastened along the inside of the bulwarks of a vessel and pierced to hold belaying pins

The joining of two timbers by beveling the edges so the same thickness is maintained throughout the length of the joint.