25 July 2017

Bowtie

A diagram used in risk management to depict and analyze causual relationships in high-risk operations. The  diagram takes it name from its characteristic shape. The Bowtie  […]
18 July 2017

Box

The female section of a connection. See tool joint.
18 July 2017

Brake

A device for arresting the motion of a mechanism, usually by means of friction, as in the drawworks brake. Compare Electrodynamic brake, Hydromatic brake.
18 July 2017

Brake horsepower (bhp)

Is the horsepower output of an engine or motor actually measurable by various means, most simply a special type of brake having an arm counterbalanced by […]