A device that allows a terminal or computer at one location to communicate with a terminal or computer at a distant location via wire or phone lines.

Category:Meteorology

Wind with a speed between 11 and 16 knots (13 and 18 mph); Beaufort scale number 4.

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Wind with a speed between 28 and 33 knots (32 and 38 mph); Beaufort scale number 7.

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A blend of gases tailored to replace the normal atmosphere within a container.

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A method used to estimate building heating loads by assuming that heat loss and gain is proportional to the equivalent heat-loss coefficient for the building envelope.

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Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit.

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Compressor controls will run the compressor at varying loads to accommodate demand variations. Running a compressor at less than full load results in a drop in compressor efficiency and thus an increase in operating costs.

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The air compressor continues to run and air supply is matched to the demand by partial unloading. This can be accomplished by a regulator controlled floating inlet or by step unloading.

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The process of modifying some characteristic of a wave (the carrier) so that it varies in step with the instantaneous value of another wave (the modulating wave) in order to transmit a message. The modified characteristic may be frequency, phase, and/or a ...

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The smallest self-contained, environmentally protected structure housing interconnected photovoltaic cells and providing a single dc electrical output; also called a panel.

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The water content of a substance (a solid fuel) as measured under specified conditions being the: Dry Basis, which equals the weight of the wet sample minus the weight of a (bone) dry sample divided by the weight of the dry sample times 100 (to get percen ...

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The process of controlling indoor moisture levels and condensation.

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A unit designed to separate condensate from the compressed air stream.

Category:Sea Words

A device designed to enable accumulated liquids to be held for draining in a compressed air system.

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Concentration of a solution expressed in moles of solute divided by 1000 g of solvent.

Aqueous solution that contains 1 mole (gram-molecular weight) of solute in 1 L of the solution.

More Or Less Charterer's Option (see MOLCO)

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More Or Less Charterers

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A pattern or template. Also a shape of metal or wood over or in which an object may be hammered or pressed to fit.

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The large enclosed floor where the lines of a vessel are laid out and the molds or templates made.

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