Wednesday Words
September 23, 2009
Btu | British thermal unit is a unit of heat energy equal to the heat needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure (sea level)
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September 16, 2009
Slow pyrolysis | Thermal conversion of biomass to fuel by slow heating to less than 450°C in the absence of oxygen
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September 9, 2009
Range anxiety | specific to electric car operators who don’t venture past half of their car’s available range or fear to venture more than 10 miles from the closest available charger
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September 2, 2009
Mousehole | hole drilled to the side of a wellbore to hold the next joint of a drill pipe to be used; when this joint is pulled out and screwed onto the drill string, another joint of pipe is readied and slipped into the mousehole to await its turn
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August 26, 2009
Paleontologist | person trained in the study of plant and animal life is past geological time
Palynologist | paleontologist who specializes in fossil pollens and spores
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August 19, 2009
Geophone | sensitive vibration detecting instruments used in conducting seismic surveys; marine versions are known as hydrophones
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August 12, 2009
Hydrotransport | process that uses hot water to transport oil sand through a pipeline to a processing plant
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August 5, 2009
Thermo-spats | domestic discontent over the temperatures in a home; in a recent Angus Reid survey 63 per cent of male respondents reported they were in charge of the thermostat in their home, while 67 per cent of female respondents reported the same
Wednesday Words
July 29, 2009
Absorber | blackened surface in a collector that absorbs solar radiation and converts it to heat energy
Wednesday Words
July 22, 2009
Diluent | liquid used to dilute bitumen to the point where it will flow; naptha (condensate) is the most commonly used diluent in the oilsands industry
