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WET RETURN

The portion of the return piping below the water line of the boiler.

WET STEAM

Steam at saturation temperature in the presence of moisture.

WET WELL

A compartment or tank in which wastewater is collected. The suction pipe of a pump may be connected to the wet well or a submersible pump may be located in the wet well.

WET WELL LIFT STATION

A lift station in which there is a single tank. Pumps can be installed in a wet well lift station in either a suction lift or suction head condition.

WET-BULB TEMPERATURE

Equilibrium temperature of water evaporating into air when the sensible heat of the air supplies the latent heat of vaporization.

WHITE LIQUOR

A chemical compound of sodium sulphide and sodium hydroxide, used for breaking down the lignin in wood.

WHMIS

Workplace Hazardous Material Information System.

WHMIS LABELS

The essential information that a person needs in order to handle a particular product safely.

WIDE AREA NETWORK (WAN)

A communication network that connects large numbers of nodes over long-distance communications links, i.e. common carrier telephone lines

WINDBOX

The pressurized ductwork or chamber that supplies combustion air to the burner(s).

WORD PROCESSOR

Computer software either specially designed for or capable of word processing, including text formatting.

WORKING FLUIDS

The substance which does the work in a heat engine; i.e., air is one of the working fluids used with gas turbines, refrigerant is the working fluid in refrigeration.

WORT

The aqueous extract made by slowly cooking the mash of malted grains and pure water during brewing.

WROUGHT IRON

Relatively pure iron produced by puddling pig iron.

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