Heating of timber in a steam chest in order to make it pliable so it can be bent to the required shape for construction.
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ALKALINE BOIL-OUT
Employed to remove oil and grease deposits from heating surfaces.
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ANNEAL
To soften by heating and allowing to cool slowly.
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RETURN-STEAM CONDENSATE
That steam produced by a boiler which returns to the boiler after it has condensed.
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AIR CONDITIONER
A refrigeration device cooling or heating air.
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HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION
A system of lubrication in which the shape and relative motion of the sliding surfaces causes the formation of a fluid film having sufficient pressure to separate the surfaces.
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FLUID
A substance readily assuming the shape of the container in which it is placed; e.g. oil, gas, water or mixtures of these. A general classification including liquids and gases.
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ASME SECTION VI
Recommended rules for the care and operation of heating boilers.
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REVERSING VALVE
Device used to reverse direction of the refrigerant flow depending upon whether heating or cooling is desired.
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ARC WELDING
A process where coalescence is obtained by heating with an electric arc.
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SOLID
Any substance having a definite shape which it does not readily relinquish. More generally, any substance in which the force required to produce a deformation depends upon the magnitude of the deformation rather than upon the rate of deformation.
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