The use of computer-based tools to assist in solution of engineering problems.
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ACIDIC
The reaction of a substance with water resulting in an increase in concentration of hydrogen ions in solution (see acid).
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CHEMICAL CLEANING
Using a solvent solution to remove mill scale and corrosion products.
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SUPERSATURATED SOLUTION
A solution of a salt or mineral with a concentration beyond the normal saturation point.
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DYNAMIC SYSTEM
An ion-exchange operation, wherein a flow of the solution to be treated is involved.
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FORCE PUMP
A device used to inject a solution into a closed system through an opening such as a drain valve.
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ELECTROLYSIS
Chemical decomposition caused by action of an electric current in a solution.
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DISSOLVED GASES
Those gases that enter into solution with a fluid and are neither free nor entrained gases.
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LIQUID COMPASS
A magnetic compass of which the bowl mounting the compass card is completely filled with liquid. Nearly all modern magnetic compasses are of this type. An older liquid compass using a solution of alcohol and water is sometimes called a SPIRIT COMPASS. Also called WET COMPASS.
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ALTITUDE AZIMUTH
An azimuth determined by solution of the naviga- tional triangle with altitude, declination, and latitude given. A time azimuth is computed with meridian angle, declination, and latitude given. A time and altitude azimuth is computed with meridian angle, declination, and altitude given
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ASSUMED POSITION
A point at which a craft is assumed to be located, particularly one used as a preliminary to establishing certain navigational data, as that point on the surface of the earth for which the computed altitude is determined in the solution of a celestial observation, also called CHOSEN POSITION.
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