A container with no sides and frame members at the front and rear. Container can be loaded from the sides and top.

The power which is theoretically required to compress a gas under constant entropy from a given inlet pressure to a given discharge pressure. (calculated assuming ideal conditions).

To lie at anchor; to ride out; to safely weather a storm whether at anchor or underway.

The actual work required to compress and deliver a given gas quantity, including all thermodynamic, leakage and fluid friction losses. It does not include mechanical losses.

Metal or plastic pieces attached to a sail's luff that slide in a mast track to allow easy hoisting of the sail.

Abbreviation for "Cubic Meter."

A liquid piston compressor is a rotary compressor in which a vaned rotor revolves in an elliptical casing, with the rotor spaces sealed by a ring of liquid rotating with it inside the casing.

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An area of low barometric pressure. The wind circulates clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. Generally these are bad weather systems.(2)A severe recession over a lengthy.

A book with a record of every occurrence and incident concerning the ship.

Seaman who was born aboard a warship. As this was once considered to be one of the essentials of the perfect seaman, it has long been a complimentary term.

The bottom of a wave, the valley between the crests.

Wood or metal supports (Dunnage) to keep shipments in place to prevent cargo shifting.

Insoluble material suspended in the lubricating oil. This material may come from contamination or oil degradation.

Occurs whenever the system undergoes either a change in state or an energy transfer at a steady stare.

Maximum pressure a vessel, or air filter housing will withstand without bursting.

Abbreviation for "Subject to Particular Average." See also Particular Average.

The assembly connecting the crankcase and connecting rod to the cylinder head and piston rod for translating circular to linear motion.

A non-negotiable bill of lading which states a specific identity to whom the goods should be delivered. See Bill of Lading.