A metal plate fitting on the deck that can be opened to take on fuel or water

A type of heat pump that transfers heat in outdoor air to water for space or water heating.

The interface between an eletrode or a suspended particle and an electrolyte created by charge-charge interaction (charge separation) leading to an alignment of oppositely charged ions at the surface of the electrode or particle. The simplest model is rep ...

Taxes which are charged as a percentage of the value of an asset. Stamp Duty, which is charged on.

The measure of seasonal or annual efficiency of a residential heating furnace or boiler. It takes into account the cyclic on/off operation and associated energy losses of the heating unit as it responds to changes in the load, which in turn is affected by ...

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National Maritime Enhancement Institute.

The frequency of a carrier wave.

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The coating, usually green, that forms on the surface of metals such as copper and copper alloys exposed to the atmosphere. Also used to describe the appearance of a weathered surface of any metal.

In a solar energy system, refers to all components other than the collector. In terms of costs, it includes design costs, land, site preparation, system installation, support structures, power conditioning, operation and maintenance costs, indirect storag ...

United States Trade Representative.

Away from the direction of the wind. Opposite of windward.

A list of elements arranged according to their standard electrode potentials, with "noble" metals such as gold being positive and "active" metals such as zinc being negative.

A measure of the relative power, or of the relative values of two flux densities, especially of sound intensities and radar power densities. The decibel is derived from the less frequently used unit, the bel, named in honor of Alexander Graham Bell.

Any process whereby a base metal or alloy is either (1) coated with another metal or alloy and heated to a sufficient temperature in a suitable environment or (2) exposed to a gaseous or liquid medium containing the other metal or alloy, thus causing diff ...

The least noble potential where pitting or crevice corrosion, or both, will initiate and propagate.

An insolvency practitioner appointed when a company goes into receivership. If a company is.

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The number of cycles per second between the limits of a frequency band.