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Glossary of Power Engineering Terms

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KELVIN

A scientific temperature scale with graduations beginning from absolute zero, i.e. °C+273 = K

KEROSENE

A light hydrocarbon fuel or solvent.

KILOBYTE

A unit of information equal to approximately one thousand bytes.

KILOWATT (KW)

One thousand watts of power or one thousand joules of work done per second.

KILOWATT HOUR (KWH)

A unit of electrical work where one kilowatt of power is used for one hour (3600 seconds).

KINETIC ENERGY

The energy a body possesses by virtue of its motion. The kinetic energy of a body is directly proportional to its mass and its velocity squared.

KING VALVE

In a refrigeration system, a service valve located between the receiver outlet and the evaporator used to isolate either component.

KINGSBURY

A tilting pad type thrust bearing.

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