Is pressure as determined by most instruments and gauges.

Additive that promotes the formation of a stable mixture, or emulsion, of oil and water. Common emulsifiers are: metallic soaps, certain animal and vegetable oils, and various polar compounds.

A structural failure of the filter medium due to flexing caused by cyclic differential pressure.

Cargo to/from regional ports are transferred to/from a central hub port for a long-haul ocean voyage.

Originally, to suck rum from a coconut, the end of the nut resembling a monkey's face. Later, illicitly to suck spirit from a cask, usually through a straw. Also called Bleed the Monkey.

A passenger or cargo-carrying ship which is operated between scheduled, advertised ports of loading and discharge on a regular basis.

The ratio of the indicated power to shaft input.

Devices used between rotating and stationary parts to separate, and minimized leakage between, areas of unequal pressures.

A notation on a bill of lading that the cargo has been stowed on the open deck of the ship.

Direction or bearing of an object relative to a boat's heading.

The stationary seating surface, the inlet of a valve.

A system by which an object such as a compass is suspended so that it remains horizontal as the boat heels.

A schedule of all ports to be visited on a ship's cruise, with dates of arrival and departure and the local agents' names and addresses

The strongest part of a vessel's side, to which the beams, knees, and foot-hooks are bolted. The part between the water's edge and the bulwarks.

Inlet and outlet connections are located at the same level on opposite sides of the filter or other device installed on the pipeline.

Is the temperature at the inlet flange of the compressor.

A sailboat with its bow pointed directly into the wind, preventing the sails from filling properly and stopping the boat. It can be very difficult to get a boat that is in irons back under sail. also known as "In Stays".

Said of a vessel when caught between ice on both sides.

A portion of the discharge gas is redirected through a heat exchanger and then expanded back to suction pressure, where it is mixed with normal suction gas stream and commonly used to compensate for process flow demands.

Is the term used for average atmospheric air at sea level in a temperature zone where it contains some moisture. It is defined in the ASME Test Code For Displacement Compressors as being at 14.696 psiA, 68