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back pressure


Pressure in low side of refrigerating system; also called suction pressure or low-side pressure.
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back seating


Fluid opening/closing such as a gauge opening or to seal the joint where the valve stem goes through the valve body.
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back work ratio


Is the fraction of the gas turbine work used to drive the compressor.
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background noise


Sound other than the wanted signal. In room acoustics, the irreducible noise level measured in the absence of any building occupants.
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backing ring


Backing in a form of a ring, generally used in welding of piping.
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backwash


The counter-current flow of water through a resin bed (that is, in at the bottom of the exchange unit, out at the top) to clean and regenerate the bed after exhaustion (water treatment). Also, the pro [..]
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bacteria


Microscopic unicellular living organisms.
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baffle


Plate or vane used to direct or control movement of fluid or air within confined area.
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ballast gas


Are the nonflammable portion of the gas, such as carbon dioxide.
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