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energy

Electrical conductivity is defined as how much voltage is required to get an amount of electric current to flow.

marine

1. A material that offers a relatively low resistance to the passage of electric current.

energy

Conductor clashing is the phenomenon where conductors come in contact with one another during high wind speeds or gusts.

energy

An electrical conductor is a material that allows the free flow of elctrons through material such as metals.

energy

A confined space is a space with limited entry and egress and not suitable for human inhabitants.

energy

In geology and sedimentology, connate fluids are liquids that were trapped in the pores of sedimentary rocks as they were deposited.

energy

A connecting rod is the part of a piston engine which connects the piston to the crankshaft.

marine

The place in the wheelhouse with a commanding view and which is used by navigators when commanding, maneuvering and controlling a ship’s mouvements.

marine

The measure of the percentage of carbon residue after controlled evaporation of the fuel in a closed space.

marine

According to Significant Ships of 2006 Designed and built by Stocznia Szczecińska Nowa the con-ro vessel TIMCA can carry trailers and semi-trailers, commercial vehicles and trucks, as well as MAFI trailers and cassettes, paper reels, and containers.

energy

The law of conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant; it is said to be conserved over time.

energy

A conservative force is a force with the property that the total work done in moving a particle between two points is independent of the path taken.

marine

The person to whom goods are shipped.

marine

A control panel, often the central unit, from which an operator can operate and supervise machinery or equipment.

energy

The storage vessel is kept at constant pressure, while the gas is contained in a variable-volume vessel.

energy

This storage system uses a chamber with specific boundaries to store large amounts of air.

marine

The loss of a vessel under insurance terms, when repair costs exceed the value of the vessel itself.

marine

Items consumed during the welding process, namely electrodes, filler wires, fluxes and shielding gases.

energy

A fusebox that is used to control and give out electricity around the home.

energy

Contact bounce (also called chatter) is a common problem with mechanical switches and relays, which arises as the result of electrical contact resistance phenomena at interfaces.