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  • A

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  • A Gap

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  • A-Ring

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  • AA

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  • Ai

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  • AO

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  • Abradable Coating

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  • Abradable Seal

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  • Abrasive Wear

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  • Absolute Pressure

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  • AC Current

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  • AC Motor

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  • Acceleration

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  • Acceleration Head

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  • Accelerometer

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  • Accessibility

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  • Accumulator

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  • ACFM

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  • Achieved Availability (AA)

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  • Acoustic Filter

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  • Acoustic Resonance

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  • Acoustic Simulation Studies

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  • Active Redundancy

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  • Active Thrust Face

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  • Actual Cubic Feet Per Minute (ACFM)

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  • Actual Rod Load (Reciprocating Compressor Rating)

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  • Actuator

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  • ADC

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  • Addendum (Gear)

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  • Additive (Oil)

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  • Adiabatic Compression

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  • Adiabatic Efficiency

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  • Adiabatic Expansion

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  • Adiabatic Exponent (Thermodynamic)

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  • Adiabatic Head

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  • Adiabatic Horsepower

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  • Affinity Laws

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  • Aftercooler

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  • Aftercooling

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  • Aftermarket

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  • Agitator

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  • AGMA

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  • AGMA Gear Quality Number

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  • Air Cooler

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  • Air Dryer

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  • Air Ingestion

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  • Air Intake Shutoff System

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  • Air Intake Shutoff Valve (AISV)

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  • Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger

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  • Air-Fuel Ratio

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  • Air-Fuel Ratio Controller

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  • AISV

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  • Alford’s Forces

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  • Aliasing

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  • Alignment

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  • Alignment Bracket

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  • Allam Cycle

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  • Alloy Steel

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  • Alternating Current (AC)

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  • Alternating Current Motor

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  • Alternator

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  • Aluminum Alloy

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  • Ambient Heat/Pressure

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  • Ambient Temperature

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  • American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA)

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  • American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

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  • American Petroleum Institute (API)

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  • American Society Of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

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  • American Society Of Testing And Materials International (ASTM)

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  • Amp/Ampere (A)

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  • Ampere

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  • Amplification Factor (Synchronous Vibration)

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  • Amplitude

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  • Analog Signal

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  • Analog-To-Digital Conversion (ADC)

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  • Anchor Bolt

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  • Andon

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  • Angular Misalignment

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  • Annealing

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  • Announced Failure

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  • Anodize

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  • ANSI

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  • ANSI Envelope Standard

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  • Anti-Foam Additive

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  • Anti-Foam Agent

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  • Anti-Friction Bearing

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  • Anti-Wear Agent

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  • Anti-Wear And Extreme Pressure Additives

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  • Antioxidant

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  • API

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  • API 610

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  • API 612

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  • API 617

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  • API 618

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  • API 682

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  • API Gland

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  • API Specifications

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  • Application

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  • APU

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  • Arbor Press

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  • Arrhenius Model

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  • ASME

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  • ASME Section VIII

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  • Asperities

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  • Asset

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  • Asset Integrity

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  • Asset Management

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  • ASTM

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  • Asynchronous

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  • Atmospheric Pressure

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  • Atom

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  • Austenitic Stainless Steel

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  • Autoignition Temperature

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  • Automatic Grease Lubrication

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  • Automatic Sequencer

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  • Autonomous Maintenance

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  • Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)

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  • Availability

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  • Average Life

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  • Avogadro Constant

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  • Avogadro’s Law

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  • Axial (Force)

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  • Axial (Motion)

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  • Axial Compressor

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  • Axial Flow Centrifugal Pump

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  • Axial Force

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  • Axial Load

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  • Axial Position

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  • Axial Thrust

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  • Axial Vibration

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  • Axially Split Casing

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  • B Gap

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  • Babbitt

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  • Back Plate

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  • Back Pressure

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  • Back Pressure Steam Turbine

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  • Back Pull-Out Pump

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  • Back-To-Back (Flow Configuration)

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  • Back-To-Back (Impeller Configuration)

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  • Back-To-Back Double Seal

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  • Backlash

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  • Backward Whirling (Rotordynamics)

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  • Balance Drum

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  • Balance Holes

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  • Balance Line

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  • Balance Line (Centrifugal Pump Sealing)

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  • Balance Line (Thrust Balancing)

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  • Balance Piston

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  • Balance Ratio (Mechanical Seals)

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  • Balance Valve

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  • Balanced Condition (Rotating Machinery)

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  • Balanced Seal

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  • Balancing

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  • Balancing Machine

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  • Balancing Resonance Speed

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  • Ball Bearing

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  • Ball Pass Frequency (BPF)

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  • Ball Pass Frequency Inner (BPFI)

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  • Ball Pass Frequency Outer (BPFO)

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  • Ball Spin Frequency (BSF)

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  • Ball Valve

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  • Band-Pass Filter

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  • Bandwidth (∆F)

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  • Bank

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  • Bar

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  • Barometric Pressure

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  • Barrel

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  • Barrel Casing

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  • Barrel Compressor

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  • Barrel Pump

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  • Barrier Fluid

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  • Barrier Seal (Dry Gas Seal)

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  • Base Oil

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  • Base Plate

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  • Base Speed

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  • Base Stock

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  • Baseline Spectrum

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  • Basin (Cooling Tower)

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  • Bathtub Curve

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  • BB

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  • BDC

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  • BDM

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  • Beach Marks

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  • Bearing

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  • Bearing Life

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  • Bearing Life (Rolling Element Bearing)

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  • Bearing Preload

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  • Bearing Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD)

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  • Beat Frequency

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  • Beating

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  • Bellows

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  • Belt (Mechanical)

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  • Belt Drive System

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  • Belt Tension

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  • Benchmarking

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  • Bending Mode

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  • BEP

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  • Bernoulli’s Principle

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  • Best Efficiency Point (BEP)

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  • Between Bearings Pump (BB)

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  • Bevel Gear

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  • bhp

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  • Blade

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  • Blade (Gas Turbine)

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  • Blade Passing Frequency

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  • Blade Shroud

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  • Bleed (Hydraulics)

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  • Block Diagram (Controls)

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  • Blow Case

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  • Blowdown

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  • Blower

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  • Bluing

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  • BMEP

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  • Bode’ Plot

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  • Boiler

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  • Boiler Feedwater Pump

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  • Boiler Pressure And Vessel Code

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  • Boltzmann’s Constant

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  • Boost/Boost Pressure

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  • Boot (Pressure Vessel)

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  • Bore

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  • Bore Alignment Check (Engines And Compressors)

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  • Boring

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  • Boring Mill

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  • Boss Fit

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  • Bottom Dead Center (BDC)

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  • Boundary Lubrication

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  • Bow

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  • Boyle’s Law

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  • BPF

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  • BPFI

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  • BPFO

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  • BPVC

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  • Brake

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  • Brake Horsepower (bhp)

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  • Brake Mean Effective Pressure (BMEP)

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  • Branch (Piping)

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  • Brayton Cycle

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  • Breakdown Maintenance (BDM)

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  • Breakdown Torque

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  • Breaker Plate (Extruder)

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  • Brinell Hardness (HBW)

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  • British Thermal Unit (Btu)

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  • Broach

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  • Broaching

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  • Bronzphite (Pipe Shoe Slide Plate Material)

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  • Brush Seal

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  • BSF

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  • Btu

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  • Btu Content

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  • Bucket

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  • Buffer Fluid

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  • Buffer Fluid Tank

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  • Buffer Gas

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  • Buffer Gas (Oil Seal)

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  • Bull Gear

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  • Bump Test

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  • Buna

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  • Bundle

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  • Burn-In

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  • Bush

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  • Bush Roller Chain

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  • Bushing

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  • Butt Weld (Piping)

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  • Butterfly Valve

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  • Bypass

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  • Bypass Line

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  • Bypass Valve (Systems)

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  • C Frame Adapter

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  • CP

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  • CV

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  • CAD

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  • CAD/CAM

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  • Calibration

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  • Calipers

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  • CAM

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  • Cam Follower

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  • Cam Lobe Motor (Hydraulics)

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  • Campbell Diagram

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  • Camshaft

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  • Canned Motor Pump

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  • Capability

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  • Capacity

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  • Capacity (Compressors)

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  • Capital Spare

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  • Carbide

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  • Carbon Bushing

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  • Carbon Steel

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  • Carbon-Graphite

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  • Carcinogen

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  • Carnot Cycle

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  • Carry-Over

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  • Cartridge Seal

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  • Case Hardening

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  • Cash Flow

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  • Casing Cover

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  • Casing Design

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  • Casing End Cover (Barrel Casing)

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  • Casting

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  • Catalytic Converter (Internal Combustion Engine)

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  • Catalytic Converter (Natural Gas Engines)

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  • Cause Map

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  • Cavitation

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  • CBM

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  • CE

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  • Cellulose (Pulp And Paper)

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  • Cementitious Grout

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  • Center Of Gravity

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  • Center Seal (Back-To-Back Flow Configuration)

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  • Centerline

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  • Centerline Design

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  • Centipoise (cP)

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  • CentiStoke (cSt)

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  • Centrifugal Compressor

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  • Centrifugal Pump

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  • Centrifugal Pump Adapter

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  • Centrifugal Pump Material Classes

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  • Centrifugal Separator

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  • Ceramic

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  • cfm

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  • Chain Drive

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  • Chain Hoist

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  • Chamfer

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  • Change Of State

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  • Charge Air

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  • Charge Pump

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  • Charles’ Law

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  • Charpy Impact Test

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  • Charpy V-Notch Test

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  • Check Valve

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  • Checkout

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  • Chemical Vapor Deposition

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  • Chemraz

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  • Chest (Pulp And Paper)

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  • Chloride Stress Corrosion

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  • Chock (Machinery)

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  • Choke Point

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  • Chrome Carbide

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  • Chrome Oxide

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  • Circuit (Hydraulics)

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  • Circular Casing

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  • Circular Pitch (Gear)

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  • Circular Tooth Thickness

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  • Circulating Lubrication System

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  • Clamshell Marks

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  • Clarifier

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  • Clean Burn Engine

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  • Cleanliness (Lubrication)

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  • Cleanliness Codes (Lubrication)

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  • Clearance

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  • Clearance (Reciprocating Compressor)

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  • Clearance Pocket (Reciprocating Compressor)

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  • Clearance Pocket Unloader (Reciprocating Compressor)

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  • Clearance Volume

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  • Close-Coupled Pump

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  • Closed Center System (Hydraulics)

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  • Closed Impeller

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  • Closed-Loop Control

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  • Closed-Loop Lubrication System

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  • CMMS

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  • CNC

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  • Coalescer

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  • Coated Face

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  • Coating

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  • Coating (Gas Turbine)

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  • Coefficient Of Friction

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  • Coefficient Of Thermal Expansion

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  • Coke

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  • Cold Alignment

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  • Cold Working

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  • Colinear

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  • Collet

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  • Combined Cycle Power Plant

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  • Combined Rod Load (Reciprocating Compressor)

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  • Combustion

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  • Combustion Air

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  • Combustion Turbine

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  • Come Along (Tool)

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  • Composite (Mechanical Seal Face)

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  • Compressibility Factor

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  • Compression

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  • Compression Efficiency

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  • Compression Factor

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  • Compression Ignition

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  • Compression Ignition Engine

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  • Compression Ratio (Compressor)

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  • Compression Ratio (Internal Combustion Engine)

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  • Compression Set

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  • Compression Stroke (Compressor)

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  • Compressor

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  • Compressor Cylinder

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  • Compressor Performance Map

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  • Compressor Piston

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  • Compressor Valve

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  • Computer Numerical Control (CNC)

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  • Computer-Aided Design (CAD)

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  • Computer-Aided Machining (CAM)

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  • Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)

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  • Concentric Dual Seal

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  • Concentricity

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  • Condensate

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  • Condenser (Steam Turbine)

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  • Condensing Steam Turbine

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  • Condition Monitoring

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  • Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM)

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  • Conditional Probability

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  • Conductor

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  • Conduit Box

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  • Conical Gear

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  • Connecting Rod

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  • Conrod

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  • Consequence

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  • Constant Failure Rate

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  • Constant Horsepower

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  • Constant Level Oiler

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  • Constant Pressure (CP)

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  • Constant Pressure Cycle

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  • Constant Torque

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  • Constant Volume (CV)

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  • Constant-Volume Cycle

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  • Consumables

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  • Contaminant (Oil)

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  • Contamination (Oil)

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  • Control Linkage

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  • Control Valve

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  • Controlled Volume Pump

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  • Convection

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  • Convection Tank

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  • Convolution

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  • Cooler

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  • Cooler (Oil)

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  • Cooling Jacket

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  • Cooling Water Plan

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  • Coplanar

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  • Corrective Action

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  • Corrective Maintenance

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  • Correlated Failure

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  • Corrosion

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  • Corrosion Protection

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  • Corrosion Resistance

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  • Counterbalance Weights

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  • Counterboring

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  • Countersinking

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  • Coupler (Hydraulics)

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  • Coupling

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  • Covalent Bond

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  • cP

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  • cpm

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  • cps

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  • Crack Arresting (Fracture Mechanics)

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  • Crack Initiation

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  • Crack Propagation

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  • Crank

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  • Crank End (CE)

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  • Crankcase

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  • Crankpin

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  • Crankshaft

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  • Crankshaft Web

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  • Crankshaft Web Deflection

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  • Creep Deformation (Metallurgy)

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  • Creep Rupture (Metallurgy)

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  • Creep Test (Metallurgy)

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  • Critical Machinery

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  • Critical Path

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  • Critical Speed

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  • Critical Speed Map

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  • Criticality

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  • Criticality Analysis

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  • Criticality Matrix

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  • Cross Axis (Gearbox)

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  • Cross Talk (Proximity Probes)

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  • Cross-Coupled Excitation

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  • Cross-Coupled Stiffness

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  • Cross-Over Line

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  • Crosshead

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  • Crosshead Guide

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  • Crosshead Pin

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  • Crosshead Pin Load

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  • Crush (Journal Bearings)

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  • Cryogenic

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  • Crystalline Turbine Blade

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  • cSt

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  • Cubic Feet Per Minute (cfm)

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  • Cup Packing

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  • Current

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  • Cutting Tools

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  • Cutwater

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  • Cycle

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  • Cycle (Air Compressor)

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  • Cycle (Hydraulics)

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  • Cycle Time

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  • Cycles Per Minute (cpm)

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  • Cycles Per Second (cps)

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  • Cyclone Separator

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  • Cylinder

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  • Cylinder Head

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  • Cylinder Liner

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  • Cylinder Pressure Indicator

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  • Cylindrical Configuration (Worm Gear)

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  • Cylindrical Journal Bearing

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  • D Frame Adapter

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  • Damping

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  • Data Reduction

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  • Datum (Elevation Head)

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  • dB

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  • DC

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  • DC Motor

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  • DCF

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  • DCS

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  • DE

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  • De Minimis Levels

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  • Deactivator

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  • Dead Ending (Pumps)

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  • Dead Ending (Seals)

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  • Debugging

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  • Decibels (dB)

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  • Decision Tree

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  • Decking And Boring

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  • Dedendum

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  • Deflection

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  • Degree Of Crankshaft Rotation

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  • Delay Time

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  • Delta Connection

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  • Demand

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  • Demodulator (Oscillator-Demodulator)

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  • Demulsibility

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  • Density

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  • Dependability

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  • Depreciation

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  • Derating

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  • Derivative Control Action

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  • Desiccant

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  • Destabilizing Force

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  • Destaging

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  • Detergent

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  • Deutsches Institut Für Normung e.V. (DIN)

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  • Dew Point

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  • Dewatering Pump

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  • DFT

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  • Dial Indicator

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  • Dial Indicator Bracket

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  • Diametrical Pitch (DP)

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  • Diamond Coating (Mechanical Seal)

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  • Diaphragm (Centrifugal Compressor)

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  • Diaphragm (Steam Turbine)

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  • Diaphragm Compressor

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  • Diaphragm Pump

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  • Diatomic Gases

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  • Die (Extruder)

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  • Diesel Cycle

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  • Diesel Engine

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  • Differential Pressure

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  • Differential Pressure Short Stroking (DPSS)

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  • Differential Transformer

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  • Diffuser (Centrifugal Compressor)

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  • Diffuser (Centrifugal Pump)

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  • Digester (Pulp And Paper)

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  • Digital Filter

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  • Digital Recorder

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  • Digital Signal

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  • Digital Signal Analyzer

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  • Dilatant

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  • DIN

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  • DIN Standard

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  • Direct Current (DC)

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  • Direct Current Motor (DC Motor)

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  • Direct Injection

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  • Directional Solidified Blade

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  • Disaster Bushing

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  • Discharge (Compressors)

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  • Discharge (Gas Flow)

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  • Discharge Nozzle

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  • Discharge Pressure

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  • Discharge Recirculation (Flush Plan)

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  • Discharge Recirculation (Off-Design Operation)

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  • Discharge Temperature

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  • Discount Rate (Financial Calculations)

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  • Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

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  • Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT)

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  • Dispersant

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  • Displacement

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  • Displacement (Hydraulics)

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  • Displacement (Reciprocating Compressor)

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  • Displacement Probe

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  • Displacement Transducer

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  • Distance Piece

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  • Distributed Controls System (DCS)

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  • Distribution Valve

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