Cycle time

The elapsed time for mud to circulate from the suction pit, down the wellbore and back to surface. Cycle time allows the mud engineer to catch "in" and "out" samples that ...

cycle time

Construction; Plumbing

The time beginning at the instant a toilet flush lever is actuated until the instant the water supply shuts off, completing the flush cycle.

cycle time

Software; Globalization software service

The time required for a process instance in a process simulation run to finish processing its inputs. Cycle time includes idle time when an activity in the process is waiting for ...

barrel capacity

Software; CAM

The barrel capacity is the maximum weight of material that a machine can produce from one forward motion of the ram or screw.

barrel effect

Software; CAM

The barrel effect is the effect of material compressibility while the material is in the barrel of the injection molding machine. This compressibility can be significant. A ...

batch

Software; CAM

A batch is the quantity of polymer that is made in one operation. A batch is also referred to as a lot In CAE products, batch refers to the execution of consecutive analyses in ...

bending moment

Software; CAM

A bending moment is the force or load applied to an entity that produces bending of that entity around an axis.

boss

Software; CAM

A boss is a raised projection in a molded part that usually has a hole in it to provide additional material for supporting a mechanical fastener, such as a screw.

boundary representation solid

Software; CAM

A boundary representation solid is a model format produced from a surface modeling CAD system. The solid is defined as a list of surfaces that enclose a volume.