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bunker fuels

Energy; Coal

Fuel supplied to ships and aircraft, both domestic and foreign, consisting primarily of residual and distillate fuel oil for ships and kerosene-based jet fuel for aircraft. The ...

burn days

Energy; Coal

The number of days the station could continue to operate by burning coal already on hand assuming no additional deliveries of coal and an average consumption rate.

burnup

Energy; Coal

Amount of thermal energy generated per unit mass of fuel, expressed as Gigawatt-Days Thermal per Metric Ton of Initial Heavy Metal (GWDT/MTIHM), rounded to the nearest gigawatt ...

bus

Energy; Coal

An electrical conductor that serves as a common connection for two or more electrical circuits.

butane (C4H10)

Energy; Coal

A normally gaseous straight-chain or branch-chain hydrocarbon extracted from hydrocarbon extracted from natural gas or refinery gas streams. It includes isobutane and normal ...

butylene (C4H8)

Energy; Coal

An olefinic hydrocarbon recovered from refinery processes.

buy-back oil

Energy; Coal

Crude oil acquired from a host government whereby a portion of the government's ownership interest in the crude oil produced in that country may or should be purchased by the ...