A designated area for discharging solid ballast before entering harbor
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AGGLOMERATE
The clustering together of a few or many particles into a larger solid mass.
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ADHESION
The property of a lubricant that causes it to cling or adhere to a solid surface.
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ADSORPTION
Adhesion of the molecules of gases, liquids, or dissolved substances to a solid surface, resulting in relatively high concentration of the molecules at the place of contact; e.g. the plating out of an anti-wear additive on metal surfaces.
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CAPILLARITY
A property of a solid-liquid system manifested by the tendency of the liquid in contact with the solid to rise above or fall below the level of the surrounding liquid; this phenomenon is seen in a small bore (capillary) tube.
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AMERICAN WIRE GAUGE
A system used in the United States for measuring the size of solid wires. (AWG).
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INFLUENT
The fluid entering a component.
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INTERFACIAL TENSION (IFT)
The energy per unit area present at the boundary of two immiscible liquids. It is usually expressed in dynes/cm (ASTM Designation D 971.)
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CHIP CONTROL FILTER
A filter intended to prevent only large particles from entering a component immediately downstream. Also known as Grit control filter, Last-chance filter
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HIGH
An area of high pressure. Since a high is, on a synoptic chart, always associated with anticyclonic circulation, the term is used interchangeably with ANTICYCLONE
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NONCONTACT BEARING
A bearing in which no solid contact occurs between relatively moving surfaces.
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