A treatment operation in which a vessel or reactor is filled, the process is treated, and the vessel is emptied. It may then be refilled and the process repeated.
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AFT
Back of the vessel.
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ASTERN
A backward movement of a vessel
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ATHWARTSHIP
Across the ship, at right angles to the fore-and-aft centerline
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UPBOUND
A vessel traveling upstream.
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FILTER ELEMENT
The porous device that performs the actual process of filtration. Also known as Cartridge
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HYDROFINISHING
A process for treating raw extracted base stocks with hydrogen to saturate them for improved stability.
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BEAM
The width of a ship. Also called breadth.
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BREADTH
The width of a ship.
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AFFREIGHTMENT
A hiring of a vessel
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CUTTING FLUID
Any fluid applied to a cutting tool to assist in the cutting operation by cooling, lubricating or other means.
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