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| FID |
1. field-installed device. 2. field interface device |
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| field (in engineering) | 1. sphere of engineering operation, observation,
or intellectual activities. 2. physical area of engineering activity.
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| field of view (FOV) | total angular dimensions within which objects
can be imaged, recorded, and displayed by an imaging device when pointed in a
fixed direction |
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| field-installed device (FID) | microprocessor (DDC) control panel, field
mounted and connected. Compare product integrated control |
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| figure-of-merit (FOM) |
performance rating that governs the choice of a
device for a particular application, e.g., the efficiency of a material used in
a thermoelectric device. See also part-load value. |
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| film boiling | boiling phenomenon corresponding to the
development of a continuous vapor layer on the heating surface that separates
this surface from the boiling liquid |
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| filter |
1. device to remove solid material from a fluid.
2.
capacitor and/or inductor placed in a series/parallel combination across a DC
line to remove the effects of the AC signal or to decrease the ripple voltage
in a DC power supply. 3. device to remove gases from a mixture of
gases |
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| filter cell (filter cartridge; filter un |
interchangeable frame or cylinder containing a
filter medium. |
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| filter drier (filter dehydrator) | encased desiccant, generally inserted in the
liquid line of a refrigerating system, and sometimes in the suction line, to
remove entrained moisture, acids, and other contaminants |
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| filter medium |
portion of a filtrating system that provides the
liquid-solid separation, such as close-woven textiles, metal screens, papers,
non-woven fabrics, granular beds, or porous media. |
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