An elastomeric bellow with specially designed metal end closures used in place of pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders. A device which induces action or motion with compressed air being the medium through which the power is transmitted.

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A device, such as a steel plate, used to check, retard, or divert a flow of a material.

A component on a compressed air line designed to increase in magnitude the flow by releasing small amounts of compressed air at high velocity through an internal, ring shaped nozzle. This column of air released through the front creates a vacuum behind, t ...

A method causing a liquid or gas to condense on the surface only of an adsorbing material.

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A psychrometer in which the ventilation is provided by a suction fan.

A curved metal spar for handling a boat or other heavy objects.

In a ship with multiple cabins, the cabin closest to the stern.

Usually one hundredth of a percentage point used in quoting movements in interest rates of yields on.

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A string of vessels which makes a particular voyage and serves a particular market.

Panamax ships are all ships that comply with the size and draft limitations of the existing (old) locks; namely, length 294.13m by 32.31m in breadth by 12.04 fresh water draft.

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When the draft of a ship fore and aft are the same. Floating level (no list).

The property of a material by virtue of which deformation caused by stress disappears upon removal of the stress. A perfectly elastic body completely recovers its original shape and dimensions after release of stress.

A term used on occasions in life assurance policy documents, which indicates that the assured has.

The usually unfinished space above a ceiling and below a roof.

ACRONYM - A unit of electrical current or rate of flow of electrons through a conductor. One volt across one ohm of resistance causes a current flow of one ampere. One ampere is equal to 6.25 x 1018 electrons per second passing a set point in a circuit. A ...

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