دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: (RSPA) a DOT agency that oversees the Office of Pipeline Safety, intermodal containers, highway portable tanks, railroad cars, and anything used in interstate or international commerce not regulated by the coast guard. Under OPA, RSPA has authority over onshore oil and hazardous materials pipelines that are used in interstate commerce. Address: 400 7th Street SW;Washington, DC 20590;(202) 366-4433.

n: (DOT) a federal department that develops regulations governing transportation. Each mode of transportation has a different administration. The administrations under DOT include the US Coast Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Urban Mass Transportation Administration, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, and the Research and Special Programs Administration. Address: 400 7th Street SW;Washington, DC 205W;(202) 366-4000.

abbr: Department of Transportation.

a reaction that absorbs heat.

adj: involving or exposing one to risk. The lists of material or waste that are considered hazardous vary from agency to agency and from regulation to regulation: hazardous materials in transport are regulated by DOT;hazardous substances in the workplace are regulated by OSHA;hazardous waste is regulated under EPAs RCRA;toxic substances are regulated under EPAs TSCA;hazardous air pollutants are regulated under EPAs CAA;and so on. The hazardous list for that regulation is tailored to that purpose.

n (HAZMAT) pi: (DOT) substances or materials in quantities or forms that may pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or property when stored, transported, or used in commerce.

abbr: revolutions per minute. RQ abbr: reportable quantity. RSPA abbr: Research and Special Projects Administration (DOT).

relative permeability modifier.

a plot of dipmeter or drift where the dip angle or displacement is plotted vs. depth as a displacement of the dot. Also called a vector plot.