The heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius.

A device used to measure heat quantities.

A registration number that is allotted to pressure vessel designs by the regulatory agency of the province where the design is registered.

The Canadian version of the nuclear reactor; the main difference from other reactors is the use of heavy water as a moderator and heat transfer medium.

A type of combustion chamber composed of liners located circumferentially within an annular combustion chamber case.

The property of an electric circuit to store energy by means of an electrostatic field and release it at a later time

A device that has the ability to store electrical charge and is made of two conductive plates separated by a dielectric (insulator).

A tube of small internal diameter used as a liquid refrigerant flow control and pressure reducer between high and low pressure sides. Also used to transmit pressure from the sensitive bulb of some temperature controls to the operating element.

The force by which the liquid, in contact with a solid, is distributed between closely fitted surfaces of joints to be brazed or soldered.

A non-metallic element, symbol C, atomic number 6, atomic mass 12.01. It is a main constituent of most fuels and is added to iron in the production of steel.

A fire fighting device consisting of a cylindrical vessel containing carbon dioxide under high pressure with a release trigger and discharge horn.

Rescue breathing and chest compressions on a casualty in cardiac arrest.

The entrainment of water droplets in the steam leaving the boiler drum.

A heater that uses sensible heat from the flue gas of a recovery boiler to increase the black liquor concentration to 60%.

Iron containing between 2 and 4 % carbon. Noted for its rigidity and brittleness.