Appendix A. Glossary Of Abbreviations - Kohler 6.5RMY Operation Manual

Appendix A. Glossary of Abbreviations

Abbreviations are used throughout this manual.
Normally they will appear in the text in complete form
with the abbreviation following in parentheses the first
time they are used. After that they will appear in the
Abbreviation Description
ABDC after bottom dead center
AC alternating current
AISI American Iron and Steel Institute
AHWT anticipatory high water temp.
ALOP anticipatory low oil pressure
AM amplitude modulation
amp ampere
amps amperes
ANSI American National Standard Institute
API American Petroleum Institute
approx. approximate, approximately
A/R as required, as requested
A/S as supplied, as stated, as suggested
ASA American Standards Association
(former name of ANSI)
ASME American Society of
Mechanical Engineers
assy. assembly
ASTM American Society for Testing
Materials
ATDC after dead top center
aux. auxiliary
A/V audio--visual
AWG American Wire Gage
AWM appliance wiring material
BBDC before bottom dead center
BDC before dead center
BHP brake horsepower
bmep brake mean effective power
BTDC before top dead center
Btu British thermal unit
_ C Celsius degree
cc cubic centimeter
CCA cold cranking amps
CEC Canadian Electrical Code
cfh cubic feet per hour
cfm cubic feet per minute
CID cubic inch displacement
cm centimeter, centimeters
cmm cubic meters per minute
co. company
cont' d. continued
CPVC chloropoly vinyl chloride
CRT cathode ray tube
CSA Canadian Standards Association
CT current transformer
cu. in. cubic inch (es)
TP-5631 7/96
abbreviated form. The commonly used abbreviations
are shown below. Some items may not apply to this
application.
Abbreviation Description
CWC city-water cooled
cyl. cylinder
dB decibel
dBA decibels (A weighted)
DC direct current
DCR direct current resistance
deg. degree
dept. department
dia. diameter
DIN Deutsches Institut fur Normung e. V.
(also Deutsche Industrie
Normenausschuss)
e.g. example given
EIA Electronic Industries Association
EMI electromagnetic interference
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
etc. etcetera, (and so forth)
ext. external
_ F Fahrenheit degree
fl. oz. fluid ounce(s)
FM frequency modulation
ft. foot, feet
ft. lbs. foot pound(s)
fs full scale
ga. gauge (meters wire size)
gal./gals. gallon, gallons
gph gallons per hour
gpm gallons per minute
gr. grade
grd. ground
HCHT high cylinder head temperature
HET high exhaust temperature
Hg. mercury (element)
H O water
2
HP horsepower
hr, hrs hour, hours
HWT high water temperature
Hz hertz (cycles per second)
ID inside diameter
IEEE Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers
in. inch, inches
inc. incorporated
in. lbs. inch pounds
int. internal
int.-ext. internal--external
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