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| Thermodynamics | physics that deals with the mechanical action or relations of heat |
| vent | an opening for the escape of a gas or liquid or for the relief of pressure: as |
| ventilation | circulation of air |
| perception | awareness of the elements of environment through physical sensation or observation |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary |
| obfuscate | to be evasive, unclear, or confusing |
| there | in or at that place <stand over there> |
| their | belonging to them |
| D Day | a day set for launching an operation ; specifically : June 6, 1944, on which Allied forces began the invasion of France in World War II |
| delve | to dig or labor; to make a careful or detailed search for information <delved into the past> |
| conflagration | fire — especially a large, disastrous fire |
| audible | heard or capable of being heard |
| gob | a large amount —usually used in plural <gobs of money |
| jester | one given to jokes or jests; a fool |
| jimmy | to force open |
| Celsius | a temperature scale with 100-degree graduations between water freezing (0 C) and water boiling (100 C) |
| Fahrenheit | temperature scale that places the poiling point of water at 212 degrees ans the freezing point at 32 degrees |
| Kelvin | a temperature scale where absolute 0 equals 0 or where molecular motion stops at 0. It has the same graduations per degree of change as the Celsius scale. |
| Rankine | the absolute Fahrenheit scale with 0 at the point where all molecular motion stops. |
| Absolute zero | The lowest obotainable temperature where molecular motion stops |
| triple point of water | The single combination of pressure and temperature at which water, ice, and water vapour can coexist in a stable equilibrium occurs at exactly 273.16 K (0.01 °C) and a partial vapour pressure of 611.73 pascals (ca. 6.1173 millibars, 0.0060373057 atm). At that point, it is possible to change all of the substance to ice, water, or vapor by making arbitrarily small changes in pressure and temperature. Note that even if the total pressure of a system is well above 611.73 pascals (e.g. normal atmospheric pressure), if the partial pressure of the water vapour is 611.73 pascals then the system can still be brought to the triple point of water. Strictly speaking, the surfaces separating the different phases should also be perfectly flat, to avoid the effects of surface tensions. |
| "Standard conditions" for air | the CAGI or ASME standard which is 14.7 psia (pressure), 68°F and 36% Relative Humidity. 800-536-9933 |
| B.E.M.F. | Back ElectroMotive Force: opposes line voltage and can be measured across the start winding |
| L.R.A. | Locked Rotor Current: the measured current taken at rotor stand-still with rated voltage and frequency applied. |
| Temperature, dew point | the temperature to which the air would have to cool (at constant pressure and constant water vapor content) in order to reach saturation. A state of saturation exists when the air is holding the maximum amount of water vapor possible at the existing temperature and pressure. |
