sails in which the panels of cloth run vertically or parallel to the luff.
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RUNNING TIME
Amount of time an unit, equipment or system is run per hour or per 24 hours.
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LAMINAR FLOW
A flow situation in which fluid moves in parallel lamina or layers.
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SHEAR RATE
The difference between the velocities along the parallel faces of a fluid element divided by the distance between the faces.
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BYPASS FILTRATION
A system of filtration in which only a portion of the total flow of a circulating fluid system passes through a filter at any instant or in which a filter having its own circulating pump operates in parallel to the main flow.
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GRID PARALLEL
A line parallel to a grid equator, connecting all points of equal grid latitude
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HORIZONTAL
Parallel to the plane of the horizon; perpendicular to the direction of gravity
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WOBBLE PLATE
Type of compressor designed to compress gas, with piston motion parallel to crankshaft.
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SWASH PLATE
Type of compressor designed to compress gas, with piston motion parallel to crankshaft.
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DART
To run dart, to run dead before the wind.[2]
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INTERSECT
To cut or cross. For example, two non parallel lines in a plane intersect in a point, and a plane intersects a sphere in a circle
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