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Evaporative cooling
Energy; Energy efficiency
The physical process by which a liquid or solid is transformed into the gaseous state. For this process a mechanical device uses the outside air's heat to evaporate water that is held by pads inside ...
Electric system
Energy; Energy efficiency
The physically connected generation, transmission, and distribution facilities and components operated as a unit.
Monoculture
Energy; Energy efficiency
The planting, cultivation, and harvesting of a single species of crop in a specified area.
Cathode
Energy; Energy efficiency
The negative pole or electrode of an electrolytic cell, vacuum tube, etc., where electrons enter (current leaves) the system; the opposite of an anode.
Projected area
Energy; Energy efficiency
The net south-facing glazing area projected on a vertical plane. Also, the solid area covered at any instant by a wind turbine's blades from the perspective of the direction of the windstream (as ...
Design voltage
Energy; Energy efficiency
The nominal voltage for which a conductor or electrical appliance is designed; the reference voltage for identification and not necessarily the precise voltage at which it operates.
Ash
Energy; Energy efficiency
The non-combustible residue of a combusted substance composed primarily of alkali and metal oxides.
