An aids to navigation system developed jointly by the U.S. Coast Guard and state boating administrators to assist the small craft operator in inland state waters marked by states. It consists of two categories of aids to navigation. One is a system of aids to navigation, generally compatible with the Federal lateral system of buoyage, to supplement the federal system in state waters The other is a system of regulatory markers to warn the small craft operator of dangers or to provide general information and directions.
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SAFETY CONTROL
Device to stop unit, equipment or system if unsafe pressure and/or temperatures and/or dangerous conditions are reached.
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AGGLOMERATION
The potential of the system for particle attraction and adhesion.
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REMOTE REFRIGERATING SYSTEM
Refrigerating system in which condensing unit is away from space to be cooled.
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REFRIGERATING CAPACITY
The ability of a system to remove heat as compared with the cooling effect produced by melting of ice.
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ADIABATIC PROCESS
A thermo-dynamic process in which no heat is extracted from or added to the system of the process.
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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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ACID CONDITION IN SYSTEM
Condition in which refrigerant or oil in a system, is mixed with vapor and fluids that are acidic in nature.
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GULF STREAM SYSTEM
A system of ocean currents comprised of the Florida Current, the Gulf Stream, and the North Atlantic Current.
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DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE INDICATOR
An indicator which signals the difference in pressure between any two points of a system or a component.
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BYPASS VALVE
A valve mechanism that assures system fluid flow when a preselected differential pressure across is exceeded; the valve allows all or part of the flow to bypass the filter element.
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