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| Glossary of Rowing Terms | Hits:4 |
| Glossary of Rowing Terms ARA Amateur Rowing Association. The national governing body for rowing in England, to which all clubs should be affiliated. Offers individual membership with benefits of monthly magazine, website information,... | 09/30/2007 |
| LPG Glossary | Hits:3 |
| Atmosphere sensing device See pilot analyser Automatic Changeover Valve A device found in multi-cylinder installations. It allows the cylinder supply to change over from the supply cylinder(s) when empty to the reserve without any... | 09/13/2007 |
| Glossary of anchor | Hits:6 |
| GLOSSARY OF TERMS AMPS Workload - determined as up to the maximum amps. Anchor Rode - the line that secures the anchor to the vessel, consisting of either rope, chain, or a combination of rope and chain. Automatic Free Fall -... | 09/11/2007 |
| [Composite Glossary] Glossary of the differen | Hits:7 |
| A Glossary of the different types of boats Air Boats Glide in very shallow water and typically are used for seeing nature and fishing. Power is usually an aircraft engine with propeller for pushing. 18 to 26 ft. long. (Trailerable; 2-5... | 08/17/2007 |
| [Composite Glossary] Glossary of marine compo | Hits:2 |
| yield point The first stress in a material, less than the maximum attainable stress, at which the strain increases at a higher rate than the stress. The point at which permanent deformation of a stressed specimen begins to take place. Only... | 08/11/2007 |
| [Composite Glossary] Glossary of marine compo | Hits:4 |
| warp The yarn running lengthwise in a woven fabric. A group of yarns in long lengths and ap- proximately parallel. A change in dimension of a cured laminate from its original molded shape. water absorption Ratio of the weight of wa... | 08/11/2007 |
| [Composite Glossary] Glossary of marine compo | Hits:1 |
| vacuum bag molding A process in which a sheet of flexible transparent material plus bleeder cloth and release film are placed over the lay-up on the mold and sealed at the edges. A vacuum is applied between the sheet and the lay-up... | 08/11/2007 |
| [Composite Glossary] Glossary of marine compo | Hits:1 |
| ultimate tensile strength The ultimate or fi- nal (highest) stress sustained by a specimen in a tension test. Rupture and ultimate stress may or may not be the same. ultrasonic testing A nondestructive test ap- plied to materials for the... | 08/11/2007 |
| [Composite Glossary] Glossary of marine compo | Hits:2 |
| tack Stickiness of a prepreg; an important han- dling characteristic. tape A composite ribbon consisting of continu- ous or discontinuous fibers that are aligned along the tape axis parallel to each other and bonded together by a... | 08/11/2007 |
| [Composite Glossary] Glossary of marine compo | Hits:2 |
| sandwich constructions Panels composed of a lightweight core material, such as honeycomb, foamed plastic, and so forth, to which two rela- tively thin, dense, high-strength or high-stiffness faces or skins are adhered. scantling The size... | 08/11/2007 |
| [Composite Glossary] Glossary of marine compo | Hits:5 |
| ranking Ordering of laminates by strength, stiffness or others. reaction injection molding (RIM) A process for molding polyurethane, epoxy, and other liquid chemical systems. Mixing of two to four components in the proper chemical ratio is... | 08/11/2007 |
| [Composite Glossary] Glossary of marine compo | Hits:8 |
| quasi-isotropic laminate A laminate ap- proximating isotropy by orientation of plies in several or more directions. | 08/11/2007 |
| [Composite Glossary] Glossary of marine compo | Hits:1 |
| panel The designation of a section of FRP shell plating, of either single-skin or sandwich con- struction, bonded by longitudinal and transverse stiffeners or other supporting structures. peel ply A layer of resin-free material used to... | 08/11/2007 |
| [Composite Glossary] Glossary of marine compo | Hits:0 |
| orange peel Backside of the gel coated surface that takes on the rough wavy texture of an or- ange peel. orthotropic Having three mutually perpendicu- lar planes of elastic symmetry | 08/11/2007 |
| [Composite Glossary] Glossary of marine compo | Hits:0 |
| netting analysis Treating composites like fi- bers without matrix. It is not a mechanical analysis, and is not applicable to composites. non-air-inhibited resin A resin in which the surface cure will not be inhibited or stopped... | 08/11/2007 |
| [Composite Glossary] Glossary of marine compo | Hits:0 |
| macromechanics Structural behavior of com- posite laminates using the laminated plate theory. The fiber and matrix within each ply are smeared and no longer identifiable. mat A fibrous material for reinforced plastic consisting of randomly... | 08/11/2007 |
| [Composite Glossary] Glossary of marine compo | Hits:0 |
| lamina A single ply or layer in a laminate made up of a series of layers (organic composite). A flat or curved surface containing unidirectional fibers or woven fibers embedded in a matrix. laminae Plural of lamina laminate... | 08/11/2007 |
| [Composite Glossary] Glossary of marine compo | Hits:1 |
| kerf The width of a cut made by a saw blade, torch, water jet, laser beam and so forth. Kevlar An organic polymer composed of aro- matic polyamides having a para-type orientation (parallel chain extending bonds from each aro- matic nucleus... | 08/11/2007 |
| [Composite Glossary] Glossary of marine compo | Hits:0 |
| ignition loss The difference in weight before and after burning. As with glass, the burning off of the binder or size. impact strength The ability of a material to withstand shock loading. The work done on fracturing a test specimen in a... | 08/11/2007 |
| [Composite Glossary] Glossary of marine compo | Hits:0 |
| hand lay-up The process of placing (and working) successive plies of reinforcing material of resin-impregnated reinforcement in position on a mold by hand. hardener A substance or mixture added to a plastic composition to promote... | 08/11/2007 |
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