A collective term for primary supporting structural members.
A device for preventing leakage at a machine joint, as where a shaft emerges from a vessel containing a pressurized...
Glare is the sensation produced by luminance within the visual field that is sufficiently greater than the luminance...
Crushing for recycling is the sensible procedure for two reasons: incinerated or crushed glass cannot be discharged...
A combination of thin fibres of glass in various forms which, when mixed with resin cures to produce a hard, strong...
A satellite-based navigation system operated and maintained by the US Department of Defense. GPS consists of a...
The ratio of the warming caused by a certain substance to the warming caused by a similar mass of carbon dioxide...
A valve with a spherically-shaped body enclosing the valve seat or disc. Liquid flow is arranged from the below...
An integrated communication system which uses satellite and terrestrial radio communication to ensure that no matter...
The removal of metal from a welded seam in order to make a back-run for a butt weld. Gouging is frequently employed...
During normal operation, the engine speed is controlled by a governor which regulates the injected fuel quantity...
A bulk cargo-handling device consisting of a bucket which is hinged to open and close. It is open when lowered...
Certain types of bulk cargoes may be discharged by means of special grabs. Such grabs are either connected to ship...
Wheat, maize (corn), oats, rye, barley, rice, pulses, seeds and their processed forms. Grain stows at 1.2 – 2.0m3/t...
The cubic capacity of a cargo hold measured to the shell plating.
A small, manually-secured hatch fitted to the hatch cover, used during loading of grain cargoes.
Light perforated platform or walkway built up of metal bars, used for access to machinery.
Small stones, used for making a surface for paths, roads, etc.
A piping system in which flow is accomplished solely by the difference between the height of the inlet end and...
A device consisting of a tripod, one leg of which acts as a rail for a sliding electrode holder. Once positioned...