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Control and Instrumentation GlossaryWe have 8 entries in our Glossary for this letter. UCP Unit Control Panel A control panel associated with a single unit of equipment, e.g. compressor control panel. Further Reading UFL Upper Flamability Limit Above the UFL a mixture of substance and air lacks sufficient air to burn. Further Reading UFL - Upper Flammable Limit The concentration of flammable gas in air at atmospheric pressure above which combustion will not occur. The figure is expressed as a percentage by volume. Further Reading UL - Underwriters Laboratories North American based independent not-for-profit product-safety testing and certification organisation. Further Reading Umbilical Flexible cables carrying electrical and instrument wiring; hydraulic tubing and chemical tubing. Further Reading UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply A UPS sits between a power source and a device (e.g. a computer) to prevent undesired features of the power source (outages; surges etc.) adversely affecting the performance of the device. Further Reading USB Universal Serial Bus An external bus standard for connecting as many as 127 peripheral devices to computers with data transfer rates up to 12 Mbps. Further Reading USGPD US Gallons Per Day Further Reading |
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