Appendix B. Glossary Of Abbreviations - Kohler 13.5CCOZ Operation And Installation Manual

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Appendix B. 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 abbreviated form.
The commonly used abbreviations are shown below. Some items may not apply to this application.
Abbreviation Description
ABDC
after bottom dead center
ABS
American Bureau of Shipping
ABYC
American Boat and Yacht Council
AC
alternating current
AHWT
anticipatory high water temp.
ALOP
anticipatory low oil pressure
AM
amplitude modulation
Amp
ampere
Amps
amperes
ANSI
American National Standard Insti-
tute
API
American Petroleum Institute
approx.
approximate, approximately
A/R
as required, as requested
A/S
as supplied, as stated, as sug-
gested
ASA
American Standards Association
assy.
assembly
ASTM
American Society for Testing Mate-
rials
ATDC
after top dead center
ATS
automatic transfer switch
aux.
auxiliary
AWG
American Wire Gauge
AWM
appliance wiring material
bhp
brake horsepower
bmep
brake mean effective power
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
C.S.A.
Canadian Standards Association
cu. in.
cubic inch, cubic inches
CW
clockwise
TP-5592 7/96
Abbreviation Description
cyl.
cylinder
dB
decibels
dBA
decibels (A weighted)
DC
direct current
DCR
direct current resistance
deg.
degree
dept.
department
dia.
diameter
e.g.
example given
EMI
electromagnetic interference
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
etc.
etcetera, (and so forth)
ext.
external
° F
Fahrenheit degree
fl. oz.
fluid ounce, fluid ounces
FM
frequency modulation
fs
full scale
ft.
foot, feet
ft. lbs.
foot pound, foot pounds
ga.
gauge
gal., gals.
gallon, gallons
gal./hr.
gallons per hour
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
HWT
high water temperature
Hz
hertz (cycles per second)
ID
inside diameter
in.
inch(es)
inc.
incorporated
in. lbs.
inch pounds
int.
internal
int.-ext.
internal-external
ISO
International Standards Organiza-
tion
Abbreviations B-1

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