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loading [′lōd·iŋ] (chemical engineering) Condition of vapor overcapacity in a liquid-vapor-contact tower, in which rising vapor lifts or holds falling liquid. (electricity) The addition of inductance to a transmission line to improve its transmission characteristics throughout a given frequency band. Also known as electrical loading. (engineering) Buildup on a cutting tool of the material removed in cutting. Filling the pores of a grinding wheel with material removed in the grinding process. (engineering acoustics) Placing material at the front or rear of a loudspeaker to change its acoustic impedance and thereby alter its radiation. (fluid mechanics) The relative concentration of particles in a flowing fluid. In particular, the ratio of particle mass flow to fluid mass flow. (metallurgy) Filling of a die cavity with powdered metal. (nucleonics) Placing fuel in a nuclear reactor. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The hurry of the times, the loading and discharging organization of the docks, the use of hoisting machinery which works quickly and will not wait, the cry for prompt despatch, the very size of his ship, stand nowadays between the modern seaman and the thorough knowledge of his craft. It was, in fact, nothing less than the loading of the Columbiad, and the introduction into it of 400,000 pounds of gun-cotton. That this might be accomplished within the day was the explanation of the reverberation occurring so soon after midnight, the aim of the carters being to reach the door of the outgoing households by six o'clock, when the loading of their movables at once began. |
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