[aerodynamics] A farmer and his sons walk through a dust storm in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, United States, during the Dust Bowl period. Between 1930 and 1940, severe drought coupled with decades of extensive farming without crop rotation, fallow fields, cover crops or other techniques to prevent erosion, led to major ecological and agricul...
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[aeronautics] == Load factor and g == The fact that the load factor is commonly expressed in g units does not mean that it is dimensionally the same as the acceleration of gravity, also indicated with g. The load factor is strictly non-dimensional. The use of g units refers to the fact that an observer on board an aircraft will experience a...
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[electrical] Typical example of a large commercial electrical bill: KW Demand = 436 KW, KWH Use = 57,200, Number of days in billing cycle = 32 Load Factor % = (57,200 KWH / (32 days X 24 hours per day)) / 436 KW X 100% = 17.08% It can be derived from the load profile of the specific device or system of devices. Its value is always less than...
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[real estate] In commercial real estate, the load factor is the multiplier applied to a tenant`s usable space that accounts for the tenant`s proportionate share of the common area (restrooms, elevator lobby, mechanical rooms, etc.). The quotient of the rentable area divided by the usable area minus one yields the load factor. The load facto...
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The ratio of average load to peak load to capacity....
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Percentage of cargo or passengers carried e.g. 4000 tons carried on a vessel of 10,000t capacity has a load factor of 40%.
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Same as Capacity factor.
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The factor by which the steady-state loads on a structure are multiplied to obtain the equivalent static effect of dynamic loads.
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the percent of available space on an aircraft or other form of transportation that has been sold to date
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The ratio of average energy demand (load) to maximum demand (peak load) during a specific period.
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ratio, in a given time interval, of the energy actually supplied by a plant to the product of the maximum power authorized and the duration of that time interval NOTE - This term can also be used for other types of power plant.
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the ratio, expressed as a numerical value or as a percentage, of the consumption within a specified period (year, month, day, etc.), to the consumption that would result from continuous use of the maximum or other specified demand occurring within the same period NOTE 1 - This term should not be used without specifying the demand and the period to ...
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Load factor is the ratio of average demand to maximum demand or to capacity. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...
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Revenue ton-miles (RTM) performed as a percentage of RTM available.
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A measurement of business and efficiency for airlines. It is the percentage of available seats that are occupied.
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Percentage of cargo or passengers carried e.g. 4000 tons carried on a vessel of 10000 capacity has a load factor of 40%
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n] - (aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g)
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(LF) The percentage of seats filled. Determined by dividing Revenue Passenger Miles by Available Seat Miles. Also a measure of the factor of loading on an aircraft, with comparison to gravity. Increases in steep turns and other abrupt manouvers. Given as a factor of gravity with 1g being the standardised acceleration at sea level on land.
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A measure of operating efficiency used by air carriers to determine a plane’s utilized capacity percentage or the number of passengers divided by the total number of seats.
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The ratio of the load at which a member or structure fails to the assumed working load under specified conditions of flight. The load factor of an aeroplane, when no conditions are specified, is that existing in flight with the centre of pressure in its most forward position. Load factor should not be confused with Factor of Safety, which is the ra...
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noun (aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g)
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The ratio of average energy demand (load) to maximum demand (peak load) during a specific period.
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the amount or weight of cargo, number of passengers, etc., that an aircraft, vehicle, or vessel can carry. · the percentage of available seats, space, or maximum carrying weight paid for and used by passengers, shippers, etc.: An airline can't profit on a 40 percent load factor. · the ratio of the average load over a designated per...
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