An insulated shipping container designed to carry cargoes requiring temperature control. It is fitted with a refrigeration unit, which is connected to the ship's electrical power supply.
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PARACRATE
Rigid equipment container for dropping equipment from an airplane by parachute.
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PARABOMB
An equipment container with a parachute which is capable of opening automatically after a delayed drop.
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OVERFLOW CAPACITY
Capacity of a container measured to its top, or to the point of overflow.
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NET LOAD CAPACITY
The weight of a material that can be handled, without failure, by a machine or process plus the weight of the container or device.
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MASTER CYLINDER
The container for the fluid and the piston, forming part of a device such as a hydraulic brake or clutch.
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LOAD LIMIT
1. The maximum weight that can be supported by a structure. 2. The maximum recommended or permitted overall weight of a container or a cargo-carrying vehicle that is determined by combining the weight of the empty container or vehicle with the weight of the load.
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JOULE EXPERIMENT
1. An experiment to detect intermolecular forces in a gas, in which one measures the heat absorbed when gas in a small vessel is allowed to expand into a second vessel which has been evacuated. 2. An experiment to measure the mechanical equivalent of heat, in which falling weights cause paddles to rotate in a closed container of water whose temperature rise is measured by a thermometer.
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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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DRUM
A container with a capacity of 55 U.S. gallons.
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POUR POINT
Lowest temperature at which an oil or distillate fuel is observed to flow, when cooled under conditions prescribed by test method ASTM D 97. The pour point is 3°C (5°F) above the temperature at which the oil in a test vessel shows no movement when the container is held horizontally for five seconds.
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