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TM 10-4320-307-10
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS (CONT).
gpm
Gallons per minute
hp
Horsepower
in.
Inch
kg
Kilogram
kPa
Kilopascal
L/min
Liters per minute
lb
Pound
m
Meter
mm
Millimeter
NBC
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical
NPT
National pipe thread
PAM
Pamphlet
PMCS
Preventive maintenance checks and services
psi
Pounds per square inch
qt
Quart
rpm
Revolutions per minute
TAMMS
The Army Maintenance Management System
V
Volts
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GLOSSARY
Abraded
To wear away due to rubbing action.
Abrasion
A scraped or scuffed area. A hose may become abraded if an unshielded portion of it rubs
against a piece of bracket or another hose.
Acoustical
Sound deadening.
Actuate
To cause an action. When electric power is applied to a solenoid, it actuates a valve, causing
a part in the valve to move.
Align
To arrange in a line vertically and/or horizontally.
Ambient
The temperature surrounding an object.
Approved
Permitted to be used for a specific purpose by the person or group who is authorized to grant
approval.
Assembly
A combination of parts that may be taken apart without destruction, which has no application
or use of its own but is needed for the completeness of a more complex item with which it is
combined, or to which it is attached.
Capacity
The volume, amount, or quantity that can be held or contained.
Carbon
A poisonous gas that is made while a fuel is burning, especially if there is not quite enough
Monoxide
air. The gas is colorless, odorless, and tasteless, but it can cause illness or death. See the
warnings on the Warning page at the front of manual.
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