S: Shoe Spray Tower

shoe

1. A renewable friction element whose contour fits that of a drum and stops it from turning when lateral pressure is applied. Also known as a "brake shoe." 2. A metal block that is used as a form or support during the bending of tubing, wire, rod, or sheet metal. 3. A generic term for machine elements that provide support or that separate two members, while allowing relative sliding motion.

shop fabrication

Making components and assemblies in a workshop for later transportation to the job site for installation.

shop weld

A weld made during shop fabrication.

short

An electrical short circuit. An electrical circuit that has nearly zero resistance.

short-circuit current I _sc

The maximum root mean square (rms) value of the short-circuit current to which the apparatus may be subjected in service. [ANSI/ISA-12.16.01 1998 (IEC 79 7 Mod)]

shortcoming

A characteristic or operational deviation that does not prevent an item from functioning, but that should be corrected to achieve optimum efficiency and serviceability.

short run

The failure of molten metal to completely fill the mold cavity. [ANSI/ISA-12.16.01 1998 (IEC 79 7 Mod)]

shortness

A form of brittleness in alloys that is usually brought about by grain boundary segregation. Shortness may be referred to as hot, red or cold, depending on the temperature range in which it occurs.

shorts

Large particles that remain on a sieve after the finer portion of an aggregate has passed through the screen.

shot

1. Small spherical particles of a metal. 2. Small, roughly spherical...