A balloon having a detachable tail which is released when the balloon has undergone a predetermined expansion. It thus serves to measure approximately the density of the atmosphere at the point of release.

Loadline (International Convention On Load Lines)

Load Line

1.Local Lighthouse Authority2.Long Length Additional

Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims

Lloyd's of London Press

Lloyds Machinery Certificate

Liquefied Natural Gas

Liquefied Natural Gas, or a carrier of LNG.

The audio-frequency signal transmitted by the Diamond-Hinman radiosonde when the baroswitch pen passes each fifth contact of the commutator up to a number determined by the design of the commutator. It then signals every contact except the fifth, which is ...

Lift On/Lift Off

The demand on an energy producing system; the energy consumption or requirement of a piece or group of equipment.

Electrical measurement. The output of one or several electric machines. Load also denotes the power carried by a particular circuit.

A curve that displays load values on the horizontal axis in descending order of magnitude against the percent of time (on the vertical axis) that the load values are exceeded.

The ratio of average energy demand (load) to maximum demand (peak load) during a specific period.

Percentage of cargo or passengers carried e.g. 4000 tons carried on a vessel of 10000 capacity has a load factor of 40%

Ratio of the average compressor load during a given period of time to the maximum rated load of the compressor.

An estimate of power demand at some future period.

The deferment of certain loads to limit electrical power demand, or the production of energy during off-peak periods for storage and use during peak demand periods.