Energy terms starting with K

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  1. Kaplan Turbine A type of turbine that has two blades whose pitch is adjustable. The turbine may have gates to control the angle of the fluid flow into the blades.
  2. Kerosene A type of heating fuel derived by refining crude oil that has a boiling range at atmospheric pressure from 400 degrees to 550 degrees F.
  3. Key observation point(s) (KOP) One or a series of points on a travel route or at a use area or a potential use area, where the view of a management activity would be most revealing.
  4. Kilovolt-Ampere (kVa) A unit of apparent power, equal to 1,000 volt-amperes; the mathematical product of the volts and amperes in an electrical circuit.
  5. Kilowatt A unit of electrical power equal to 1,000 watts (W).
  6. Kilowatt (kW) A standard unit of electrical power equal to one thousand watts, or to the energy consumption at a rate of 1000 Joules per second.
  7. Kilowatt hour (kWh) A measure of energy equivalent to the expenditure of one kilowatt for one hour. For example, 1 kWh will light a 100-watt light bulb for 10 hours.
  8. Kilowatt Hours A measurement for electricity use.
  9. Kilowatt-hour A unit or measure of electricity supply or consumption of 1,000 Watts over the period of one hour; equivalent to 3,412 Btu.
  10. Kilowatthour (kWh) A measure of electricity defined as a unit of work or energy, measured as 1 kilowatt (1,000 watts) of power expended for 1 hour.
  11. Kinetic Energy Energy available as a result of motion that varies directly in proportion to an object's mass and the square of its velocity.
  12. Kiva An underground (or partially underground) ceremonial room or chamber used in ancient and modern Pueblo villages.
  13. Klason lignin Lignin obtained from wood after the non-lignin components of the wood have been removed with a prescribed sulfuric acid treatment.
  14. Kneewall A wall usually about 3 to 4 feet high located that is placed in the attic of a home, anchored with plates between the attic floor joists and the roof…
  15. Knob A small hilltop that is round in shape.
  16. Known Geothermal Area (KGA) A region identified by the U.S. Geological Survey as containing geothermal resources.
  17. Knutson-Vandenberg Act (KV) Federal law that allows the U.S. Forest Service to collect money from a timber sale for resource enhancement, protection, and improvement work in the…
  18. kraft process Chemical pulping process in which lignin is dissolved by a solution of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide.