An electrical device that produces a continuous rush of air to create the optimal bubbling effect in a spa, hot tub or whirl- pool It is usually plumbed in with the hydrotherapy jets or to a separate bubbler ring
A container for washing shucked shellfish which uses forced air as a means of agitation (1)
A fan that forces air to move tough the evaporator of an air conditioning system
The device in an air conditioner that distributes the filtered air from the return duct over the cooling coil/heat exchanger This circulated air is cooled/heated and then sent through the supply duct, past dampers, and through supply diffusers to the living/working space
The whale; so called by seamen, from the circumstance of its spouting up a column of water
An electrical device that produces a continuous rush of air to create the optimal bubbling effect in a spa, hot tub or whirlpool It is usually plumbed in with the hydrotherapy jets or to a separate bubbler ring
Also called a "supercharger" or "turbocharger " This is a pump which forces air into the cylinders at higher than atmospheric pressure The increased pressure forces more air into the cylinders than what would be drawn in normally In this way the engine can burn more fuel and thus produce more power There are two main types of blowers: The turbocharger, which uses some of the waste heat energy in the exhaust gases to drive a compressor and pump the air; and the belt-driven or shaft-driven supercharger which uses engine power to pump air
Plumbed into the spa return line, air is injected to produce fun bubbles and a hydrotherapy effect in the spa
A unit of rotating mechanical equipment used to increase the pressure in a gas stream and providing a total pressure rise of more than 4 inches of water and less than 14 7 psi
An air handling device for moving air in a distribution system BTU (British Thermal Unit): Quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit
large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
(b) A machine for producing an artificial blast or current of air by pressure, as for increasing the draft of a furnace, ventilating a building or shaft, cleansing gram, etc
A compressor that is designed to operate at lower pressures Usually a blower is an air compressor that operates below 2 barg, although this figure depends upon the respective manufacturer (445)
Part of the machine used to dispense keno balls The blower uses air to force the balls into a tube where they can be viewed and/or removed by the keno operator
Electrical blower or fan attached to the burners which blows a mixture of gas and air into the kiln chamber
{i} (Dentistry) instrument with a rubber bulb and a long metal tube used for blowing fragments out of a tooth cavity which is to be filled with a filling
an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it; "the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals
A person who takes a concern (such as a concern about safety, financial fraud, or mistreatment (of research animals) outside of the organization in which the abuse or suspected abuse is occurring and with which the whistle-blower is affiliated Not all whistle-blowing is equally adversarial to the affected organization, even though it is at least an embarrassment for an organization to be exposed as one that cannot correct its own problems There are many regulatory agencies such as OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Organization) that exist to perform oversight and to which whistle-blowers can go anonymously Going to those charged with oversight, such as regulatory agencies, is usually seen as much less adversarial than, say, going to the media Some people have used the term "whistler-blower" for those who raise an issue within their organization, but the more general term for a person who raises an issue inside or outside an organization is "complainant "
A whistle-blower is someone who finds out that the organization they are working for is doing something immoral or illegal and tells the authorities or the public about it. He has been a prominent victim of alleged witch-hunts against whistle-blowers in the NHS. someone who tells people in authority or the public about dishonest or illegal practices at the place where they work
an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it; "the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals"