A building construction technique used to create a continuous air retarder that uses the drywall, gaskets, and caulking. Gaskets are used rather than caulking to seal the drywall at the top and bottom. Although it is an effective energy-saving technique, ...

A term which applies to trusts without an interest in possession (for example a discretionary trust).

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(1) A cathode, usuully corrugated to give variable current densities, that is plated at low current densities to preferentially remove impurities from a plating solution. (2) A substitute cathode that is used during adjustment of operating conditions.

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A unit of pressure equal to 10' dyne per cm-' (101 barye), 1000 millibars. 29.53 inches of mercury.

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A turbine in which the flow of a steam or gas is essentially parallel to the rotor axis.

The rope which goes round a sail, and to which the canvass is sewed.

The minimum demand experienced by a power plant.

A cell produces electric energy by the galvanic oxidation of carbon; commonly used in household appliances.

The title of a commander of a fleet or a subdivision of it.

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Oil Pollution.

States that the pressure of a gas, at constant volume, varies directly with the absolute temperature.

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Original Equipment Manufacturer. An original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, manufactures products or components that are purchased by another company and retailed under that purchasing company's brand name.[OEM refers to the company that originally ma ...

(1) A solid solution of one or more elements in body-centered cubic iron. Unless otherwise designated (for instance, as chromium ferrite), the solute is generally assumed to be carbon. On some equilibrium diagrams, there are two ferrite regions separated ...

A vessel or tank where heat produced from the combustion of fuels such as natural gas, fuel oil, or coal is used to generate hot water or steam for applications ranging from building space heating to electric power production or industrial process heat.