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| Stress that occurs when two forces of equal intensity act from opposite directions and push towards the center of an object |
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| A firetube boiler with a refractory-lined rear door that directs the gases of combustion from the furnace to the second-pass tubes and then through succeeding passes if so designed. |
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| A device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by means of electromagnetic induction |
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| the location where the combustion process takes place |
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| A boiler in which hot gases of combustion pass through tubes that are surrounded by water |
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| Any electrical device that switches or interrupts another device or circuit. |
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| The location where the combustion process takes place |
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| A closed vessel used for heating water for generating steam by direct application of heat from combustion fuels or electricity. |
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| Electrical current in excess of the equipment limit, total amperage load of the circuit, or conductor or equipment rating. |
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| A watertube boiler with more than one drum in which shaped tubes connect the drums. |
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| A person who is trained in, and has specific knowledge of, the construction and operation of equipment or a specific task and us trained to recognize and avoid electrical hazards that might be present with respect to the equipment or a specific test. |
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| A code written by ASME International (formerly the American Society of Mechanical engineers) that governs and controls the types of material, methods of construction, and procedures used in the installation of boiler. |
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| A boiler that is assembled on the final site because of size complexity. |
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| A watertube boiler that uses strips of metal alloy welded between the tubes to form a seal. |
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| the location where the combustion process takes place. |
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| a firetube boiler with three tubesheets and a turnaround chamber, with a water leg formed between the rear tubesheet and the chamber |
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| An electrical device that transfers the load of a building from public utility circuits to the output of a standby power osurce |
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| A vertical firetube boiler in which the upper tube sheet is dry. |
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| A boiler that operates at a steam pressure over 15 psi and over 6BHP |
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| High pressure steam boiler |
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| A wall-mounted distribution cabinet containing a group of OCPDs and short-circuit protection devices for lighting, appliance, or power distribution branch circuits. |
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| A boiler that uses the municipal colid waste that would normally go to landfills. |
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| A panel or an assembly of panels containing electrical switches, meters, busses, and other overcurrent protection devices (OCPDs). |
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| A boiler that operates at a steam pressure over 15psi and over 6BHP |
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| A watertube boiler with box headers connected together by straight, inclined water tubes. |
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| Stress that occurs when two forces of equal intensity act parallel to each other but in opposite directions |
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| A boiler that has water inside the tubes with heat and gases of combustion around the tubes |
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| A firetube boiler with an internal furnace |
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| Particles of foreign matter present in water. |
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| Stess that occurs when two forces of equal intensity act on an object, which pulls the object in opposite directions. |
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| the pressure at which the density of water and steam are the same. |
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| A set of tubes placed in the furnace area of watertube boilers that are used to increase the heating surface of boilers and to increase the service life of refractory. |
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| A boiler that comes completely assembled, with its own pressure vessel, burner, draft fans, and fuel train. |
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| A boiler that produces heat using electrical resistance coils or electrodes |
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| A one-pass firetube boiler that has tubes in a vertical position |
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| Pressure or tension applied to an object |
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| the part of a boiler with water on one side and heat and gases of combustion on the other |
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| The amount of energy equal to the evaporation of 34.5 lb of water/hr from and at a feedwater temperature of 212degF |
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| A central location for troubleshooting and servicing motor control circuit. |
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| Motor Control Center (MCC) |
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| The process of generating electricity and then using the waste heat from the generating process for heating buildings, providing process heat, or for further electrical generation. |
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| An electrical device that transfers the load of a building from public utility circuits to the output of a standby power source. |
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| The accumulation residue produced from impurities in water. |
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| A boiler that operates at a steam pressure of not more than 15 psi |
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| low pressure steam boiler |
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| A firetube boiler consisting of a shell suspended over a firebox. |
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| Horizontal Return Boiler (HRT) |
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| A boiler that uses fuel or waste heat from an industrial process that would normally be wasted |
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| A watertube boiler in which replaceable serpentine tubes are connected to the upper and lower drums and surround the firebox |
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| the production of electricity using a conductor that passes through a magnetic field. |
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| electromagnetic induction |
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