Mechanical Definitions |
Feeder Conveyor : It is a conveyor which is short and
designed to transport materials to another conveyor. It is often
called Stage Loader. |
Feed Pipe : It is a pipe that conducts water to a boiler
drum. |
Feed Reel : It is a reel from which paper tape or magnetic
tape is being fed. |
Feed Trough : It is a container or device into which
feed water overflows from a boiler drum. |
Ferrometer : It is a device which is used to make permeability
and hysteresis tests of iron and steel. |
Field-strength Mater : It is a standardized radio receiver
which is used to measure the field strength of radiated electromagnetic
energy from a radio transmitter. |
Fill Factor : It is an approximate load that the dipper
of a shovelis carrying, expressed as a percentage of the rated
capacity. |
Filter : It is a porous article or material for separating
suspended particulate matter from liquids by passing the liquid
through the pores in the filter and sieving out the solids.
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Filter Photometer : It is a colorimeter in which the
length of light is selected by the use of appropriate glass
filters. |
Filter Pump : It is an aspirator or vacuum pump that
creates a negative pressure on the filterate side of the filter
to hasten the process of filtering. |
Fineness Modulus : It is a number which describes the
fitness of a fine aggregate or other fine material. Fineness
modulus is a measurement of the fineness of a given aggregate.
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Finned Surface : It is a tabular heatexchange surface
which has extended projections on one side. |
Firebox : The area where the fuel is burned, producing
heat to boil the water in the boiler. It is a furnace of a locomotive
or similar type of fire tube boiler. |
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