| P |
Explanation |
Location/Reference/Context as appropriate |
| P&F |
Pressing-and-Folding |
|
| P&P |
Pick-and-Place |
|
| P4P |
Projects for Policy |
.. using the results of EU-funded R&I projects to shape policymaking |
| P/C |
Performance:Cost Ratio |
|
| P |
Mica |
Designation used in recycle marks for polymers |
| PA | (S)-(-)-perillaldehyde | |
| PA | Phased Array | Ultrasonic transducer configuration |
| PA | Plasma Acuator | |
| PA | Poly(Amide) | |
| PA |
Proprionic acid |
|
| PAA |
Phosphoric Acid Anodisation |
|
| PAA |
Poly (Acrylic Acid) |
|
| PAA |
Poly (Amic Acid) |
|
| Paas |
Platform as a Service |
Cloud computing |
| PABP |
Performance Advantaged BioProducts | |
| PACE |
Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy | |
| PACS |
Picture Archiving and Communication System | |
| PADR | Preparatory Action on Defence Research | |
| PAEK | Poly (Aryl Ether Ketone) | |
| PAG | photo acid generators | |
| PAGE |
polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis | |
| PAH | Passive Adaptive Honeycomb | |
| PAH | Poly (Allyl Amine) | |
| PAI | Poly (Amide Imide) | |
| PAIR | PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research |
|
| PAIRS |
Planning - Activity - Information - Risk - System |
Sheldon and Yoxon on documentation |
| PALF |
PineApple Leaf Fibre |
|
| PALM |
Photo-Activated Localization Microscopy |
|
| PALS |
Peer Assisted Learning Scheme |
|
| PAMAM |
Poly AMido AMine |
|
| PAMELA | Process for Advanced Management of End-of-Life Aircraft |
|
| PAN |
Personal Area Network |
|
| PAN | poly (acrylonitrile) | |
| PANI |
Poly (Aniline) |
|
| PAQR |
PolyAcene Quinone Radical |
|
| PAR |
Power Augmentation of a Ram-wing |
blowing of air under the wing to augment the air cushion |
| PAR |
Production Asset Reliability |
|
| PARFM |
PhotoActivatable Red Fluorescent Proteins |
|
| PARSE |
Permanent Access to the Records of Science in Europe |
|
| PAR-WIG |
Power Augmentation of a Ram Wing In Ground-effect |
|
| PAsp |
PolyAsparticAcid |
|
| PASPO |
Principal component Analysis-aided Statistical Process Optimisation |
|
| PAT |
Population x Affluence x Technology = Impact |
|
| PAT |
Portable Appliance Testing |
|
| PAT |
Process Analytical Technology |
|
| PATRA |
Printing and Allied Trades Research Association (1936-1967) |
|
| PAUT |
Phased Arrays for Ultrasound Testing |
|
| PAV |
Personal Air Vehicle |
|
| PAX | Passengers | |
| PB |
Pay Back |
|
| PB |
Planetary Boundaries |
|
| PBA |
Physical Blowing Agent |
|
| PBAT |
Poly (Butylene Adipate -co- Terephthalate) |
|
| PBE |
Poly Binaphthalene Ether | |
| PBF |
Powder Bed Fusion | |
| PBI |
Poly (Benz Imidazole) |
|
| PBM |
Pressure Bag Molding |
|
| PBO |
Poly[(benzo-[1,2-d:5,4-d']-BenzOxazole-2,6-diyl)-1,4-phenylene] or Poly (Benz(bis)Oxazole) |
|
| PBP |
Pay-Back Period |
|
| PBPE |
Poly BinaPhthalene Ether | |
| PBR |
Part Build Rate |
|
| PBR |
Photo Bio Reactor |
|
| PBS |
phosphate-buffered saline/solution |
|
| PBS |
Poly (Butylene Succinate) |
|
| PBSA |
Poly (Butylene Succinate Adipate) |
|
| PBST |
Poly (Butylene Succinate Terephthalate) |
|
| PBT | poly(b-thioester) | |
| PBT | Poly (Butylene Terephthalate) | |
| PBT |
Poly[(benzo-[1,2-d:4,5-d']-BenzThiazole-2,6-diyl)-1,4-phenylene] or Poly(BenzThiazole) |
|
| PBX |
PolyBenz[X]azole, e.g. PBI, PBO or PBT |
|
| PC |
Polycarbonate |
|
| PC |
Polymer Concrete |
|
| PCA |
Principal Component Analysis networks |
|
| PCA |
ProtoCatechuic Acid |
|
| PCB |
Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls |
|
| PCB |
Printed Circuit Board |
|
| PCBM |
Process-Based Cost Modelling |
|
| PCBT |
Poly (cyclic butylene terephthalate) |
|
| PCC |
Polymers and Composites Committee |
Former SERC committee |
| PCCE |
Poly (Cyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate) |
|
| PCET | proton coupled electron transfer | |
| PCF |
Product Carbon Footprint |
|
| PCI |
Phase Contrast Imaging |
|
| PCL |
Pre-Consolidated Laminate |
|
| PCL |
Poly (Capro Lactone) |
|
| PCM |
Periodic Cellular Materials |
|
| PCM |
Phase Change Materials |
|
| PCM |
Power Converter Modules |
|
| PCM |
Probabilistic Colocation Method |
|
| PCN |
Personnel Certification in Non-Destructive Testing |
British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT)/United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) |
| PCO | Performing Composites Operations | |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction | Covid-19 diagnostics |
| PCR | Post-Consumer Recycled | |
| PCR | Precision Composite Routers | |
| PCR | Principal Component Regression | |
| PCR | Product Category Rules |
EN15804 for the construction sector |
| pcSOFI |
PhotoChromic Stochastic Optical Fluctuation Imaging |
|
| PCT |
Porous Cavity Tooling |
BAE Systems/EPSRC FLAVIIR project |
| PCT |
Principal Component Thermography |
|
| PCTA |
Poly (Cyclohexylene dimethylene Terephthalate Acid) |
|
| PCTG |
Poly (Cyclohexylene dimethylene Terephthalate Glycol) |
|
| PCW | Post-Consumer Waste | |
| PCY |
Partially impregnated Commingled Yarn |
|
| PD |
Peroxide Decomposers |
|
| PD |
Potential Difference |
|
| PDA |
Personal Digital Assistant |
|
| PDC |
Polymer Derived Ceramic |
|
| PDD |
Ply Definition Diagram | |
| PDCA |
Plan - Do - Check - Act |
|
| PDDA |
Poly (Dimethyl Diallyl Ammonium chloride) |
|
| PDDAC |
Poly (Dimethyl Diallyl Ammonium Chloride) |
|
| PDE |
Partial Differential Equations |
|
| PDEAAm | poly (N,N-diethylacrylamide) | |
| PDF |
Portable Document Format | |
| PDF |
Probability Density Functions |
|
| PDF |
Progressive Damage and Failure | |
| PDHF | poly(2,3-dihydrofuran) | |
| PDI | 1,4-Phenylene DiIsocyanate | |
| PDI | Poly Dispersity Index | |
| PDK | PolyDiKetoenamine | |
| PDLA | Poly (D-Lactide) | |
| PDLLA | Poly (D,L-Lactide) | |
| PDM | N,N'-m-phenylene bismaleimide | |
| PDMAAm | poly(dimethyl acrylamide) | |
| PDMAEMA | Poly (2-dimethylamino-ethylmethacrylate) | |
| PDMS |
Poly (Di Methyl Siloxane) |
|
| PDO |
Ply Drop-Off |
|
| PDO |
Poly (Di Oxone) |
|
| PDO |
1,3 Propanediol |
|
| PDS |
Product design specification |
|
| PDSS | Product Design for Safety and Sustainability | |
| PDT |
Peak Definition Time |
|
| PE |
Poly (Ethylene) |
|
| PEA |
Permeability Estimation Algorithm |
|
| PEA |
Poly (Ester Amide) or Poly (Ether Amide) |
|
| PEA | poly(ethyl acrylate) | |
| PEA |
Poly (Ethylene Adipate) |
|
| PEAK |
PrEcise, Accurate and quicK | Olympus Microscopes |
| PEAM |
Processing and Engineering Applications of Materials |
|
| PEARL |
Plymouth Electronic Archive and Research Library |
|
| PEC |
Poly Ether Carbonate |
|
| PEC |
Process Engineering Committee |
|
| PECAN |
PolyEster Covalent Adaptive Network |
|
| PECM |
Pulsed ElectroChemical Machining |
|
| PECS |
Piezo Electro Chemical Spectroscopy |
|
| PEDOT |
Poly (3,4-Ethylene Di Oxy Thiophene) |
|
| PEEP |
Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan |
|
| PEEK |
Poly (aryl) ether ether ketone |
|
| PEEP |
Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans |
|
| PEF |
Poly(Ethylene Furanoate) or Poly(ethylene-2,5-furandicarboxylate) |
Bio-based alternative to PET |
| PEF |
Product Environmental Footprint |
|
| PEG |
Poly (Ethylene Glycol) |
|
| PEG |
Polymer Engineering Group |
Former SERC autonomous unit |
| PE-g-MA |
Poly (Ethylene) grafted by Maleic Anhydride |
|
| PEI |
Poly ether imide / Poly (ethyleneimine) |
|
| PEK |
Poly (aryl) ether ketone |
|
| PEK |
Poly(Enol-Ketone) |
|
| PEKK |
Poly (aryl) ether ketone ketone |
|
| PEM |
Poly Electrolyte Multilayers |
|
| PEMD |
Power Electronics, Machines and Drives |
|
| PEMFC |
Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell |
|
| PEMFC |
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells |
|
| PEN |
Poly (Ethylene Naphthalate) |
|
| PEO |
Poly (EthyleneOxide) |
|
| PEPO |
Poly (arylene Ether Phosphine Oxide) | |
| PEPPIC |
Poly [Ethylene(PolyPhenyl IsoCyanate)] |
|
| PEPT |
Positron Emission Particle Tracking |
|
| -per- |
- periodic copolymer with - |
|
| PERMEA |
Advancement of measurement techniques and simulations for PERMEAbility of textile performs for composites |
Research Council of KU Leuven project |
| PERS |
PoroElastic Road Surface |
|
| PES |
Payment of Ecosystem Services |
|
| PES |
Poly (Ether Sulphone) |
|
| PES |
Public Employment Services |
|
| PEST |
Political - Economic - Social - Technological |
|
| PESTE |
Political - Economic - Social - Technological - Ecological |
|
| PESTLE |
Political - Economic - Social - Technical - Legal - Ecological |
|
| PET |
Poly (Ethylene Terephthalate) |
|
| PETA | pentaerythritol tetraacrylate | |
| PETG |
Polyethylene terephthalate glycol |
|
| PETI |
Phenyl EThynyl end-capped aromatic polyImide |
|
| PETIA | pentaerythritol triacrylate | |
| PET-RAFT |
proton electron transfer – reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer | |
| PF |
Phenol-Formaldehyde resin |
|
| PF |
Picture Frame shear test |
|
| PF |
Polyethylene Furanoate |
|
| PF |
Production Function |
|
| PFER |
Prospering from the Energy Revolution |
KTN Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. |
| PFA |
PeroxyFormicAcid |
|
| PFA |
Poly (Furfuryl Alcohol) |
Furan resin |
| PFA |
Progressive Failure Analysis |
|
| PFA |
Pulverised Fuel Ash |
|
| PFAS |
Per- and Poly-FluoroAlkyl Substances/Surfactants |
|
| PFB |
Penta Fluoro Benzoyl chloride |
|
| PFC |
Passive Flow Control |
|
| PFC |
PerFluoroChemicals |
|
| PFC |
Piezoelectric Fibre Composites |
|
| PFDA |
Polyreference Frequency Domain Algorithm | |
| PFDM |
Progressive Fatigue Damage Model | |
| PFM |
Piezoelectric/Piezoresponse Force Microscopy |
|
| PFMEA |
Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis |
|
| PFP |
Passive Fire Protection |
|
| PFQNM |
Peak Force Quantitative Nano-mechanical property Mapping |
|
| PFQNM |
Peak Force Quantitative Nano Mechanics |
|
| PFS |
Poly FerroCenyl Silanes |
|
| PFT |
Process Flow & Technologies |
NOV Pipex px |
| γ-PGA |
Poly (γ-GlutamicAcid) |
|
| PGA |
Poly (Glycolic Acid) |
|
| PGD |
Proper Generalised Decomposition |
|
| PGEM |
Postgraduate Experimental Mechanics conference |
British Society for Strain Measurement |
| PGF |
Phosphate Glass Fibre (for bioimplants) |
|
| PGFRP |
Pultruded Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer
| |
| PGPM |
Plant-Growth Promoting Microorganisms | |
| PGR |
Plant Genetic Resources |
Wageningen University - The Netherlands |
| PGS |
Pillared Graphene Structures | |
| PHA |
Phthalic Anhydride |
|
| PHA |
Poly (Hydroxy Acyl) |
|
| PHA |
Poly (Hydroxy Alkanoate) |
|
| PHAMS |
Poly Hydroxy Amine Methyl Siliconate |
|
| PHB |
Poly (Hydroxy Butyrate) |
|
| PHBV |
Poly (HydroxyButyrate-co-3-HydroxyValerate) |
|
| PHB/HV |
Poly (HydroxyButyrate-co-Hydroxyvalerate) |
|
| P(HB-co-HHx) |
Poly (HydroxyButyrate/HydroxyHexanoate) copolymer |
|
| PHDL | 5-methyl-2-methylene-5-phenyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-one |
|
| PHE |
Population, Health and Environment |
|
| PHIA |
Professional Head of Intelligence Analysis |
|
| PHO |
Poly (β-HydroxyOctanoate) |
|
| PHP | 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidone | |
| PHP | Pot Head Pixies | Gong |
| PHPS |
Per Hydro Poly Silazane [-SiH2-NH-]n |
|
| PHR |
Parts by weight per Hundred of Rubber/Resin |
|
| PHS |
Plastics Historical Society |
|
| PHSE |
Personal, Social, Health and Economic education |
|
| PI |
Plastics Institute |
.. became PRI then IOM3 |
| PI |
Polyimide |
|
| PI |
Powder Impregnation |
|
| PI |
Pulsed Infusion |
|
| PIA |
Plastics Industry Association |
United States organisation formerly Society of the Plastics Industry |
| PIAM |
Polymer Injection Advanced Moulding |
Winter School, French Alps, 15-19 January 2007 |
| PIANC |
Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses |
World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure |
| PIAT |
(mould) Peak Internal Air Temperature |
|
| PIB |
Poly (Iso Butylene) |
|
| F-PIBO | novel silane telomer |
free radical terpolymer of DFMA/IBOMA/3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (KH-590) |
| PIC | Plastic Identification Codes | |
| PICA |
Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator |
|
| PID |
Proportional - Integral - Derivative |
Control methodology |
| PIERS |
Permeability Identification using Electrical Resistance Sensors |
|
| PiFM |
Photon-induced Force Microscopy |
|
| PIK |
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research |
|
| PILON |
Payment In Lieu Of Notice | |
| PIM |
Polymers of/with Intrinsic Microporosity |
Potential hydrogen storage materials |
| PIM |
Powder Impression Moulding |
3DM
Worldwide plc - Caerphilly - Wales |
| PIMA |
Poverty and ecosystem Impacts of wildlife Management Areas |
|
| PIMS |
Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity |
|
| PIN | Personal Identification Number | |
| PIN | Prior Information Notice | Defra procurement |
| PIND | Particle Impact Noise Detection | |
| PINFA |
Phosphorus, Inorganic and Nitrogen Flame Retardants Association | |
| PINN | Physics-Informed Neural Networks | |
| PinPoint |
Ultrasonic non-destructive testing |
Registered Trademark of QinetiQ Limited |
| PIP | Polymer Infiltration and Pyrolysis | |
| PIPD |
Poly [2,6-diImidazo-(4,5-b:4',5'-e) Pyridinylene-1,4-(2,5-dihydroxy)Phenylene] or Poly (pyridobisimidazole) |
|
| PIPES |
Pendant Imidazolium Poly Ether Sulphone | |
| PIQE |
Perception based Image Quality Evaluator | |
| PIR | Passive Infra-Red | |
| PIR | Polyisocyanurate resin | thermal insulation boards |
| PIR | Post-Industrial Recycled | |
| PIRA |
(Paper and Board, Printing and Packaging) Industry Research Association |
|
| PIRAP | Plastic Industry Recycling Action Plan | |
| PIRLS | Principal Investigators and Research Leaders Survey |
|
| PISA | polymerization induced self-assembly | |
| PITB | Polarisable-Ion Tight Binding theory | |
| PIV | Particle Image Velocimetry | |
| PIW | Post-Industrial Waste | |
| PK | Polyketone | |
| PKC | Palm Kernel Cake | |
| PLA | poly (lactic acid) or poly (lactide) | |
| PLBA | poly(lactide-co-glycolide) | |
| PLC | Programmable Logic Controller | |
| PLC |
Power-Line Communications |
|
| PLD |
Pulsed Laser Deposition |
|
| PLGA |
Poly(Lactic-GlycolicAcid) |
|
| PLLA |
Poly (L-Lactic Acid) or Poly (L-Lactide) |
|
| PLM |
Product Lifecycle Management systems |
e.g. Teamcenter |
| PLMS |
Polylactic acid metsäSellu |
"metsäSellu" is Finnish for "forest pulp". Kareline® PLMS6040 |
| PLNG |
Pressurised Liquid Natural Gas |
|
| PLOTEC |
Tested Optimised Floating Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Platform |
|
| PLRS |
Pressure-Less Reactive Sintering |
|
| PLS |
Partial Least Squares |
|
| PLT |
(McLaren) Prototype Lightweight Tub |
|
| Ply Fingerprinting |
Ultrasonic non-destructive testing |
Registered Trademark of QinetiQ Limited |
| PM |
Phase Mask |
|
| PM | Post Meridiem | After midday (noon) |
| PM |
Powder Metallurgical processes |
|
| PM |
Preventative Maintenance |
|
| PM2.5 |
Particulate Matter with a diameter <2.5 μm |
|
| PM10 |
Particulate Matter with a diameter <10 μm |
|
| PMA |
Poly (MethAcrylate) |
|
| PMAA |
Poly (MethAcrylicAcid) |
|
| PMC |
Polymer Matrix Composite |
|
| PMD |
Percentage Mean Deviation |
|
| PMDA |
Pyro Mellitic diAnhydride |
|
| PMDETA |
PentaMethylDiEthyleneTriAmine |
Initiator for atom transfer radical polymerization |
| PMeST | para-methylstyrene | |
| PMF |
Particulate Matter Formation |
|
| PMFP |
Particulate Matter Formation Potential |
|
| PMHS |
Poly(MethylHydrogenSiloxane) |
|
| PMI |
Poly (MethacrylImide) |
|
| PMDI |
Polymeric Methylene Diphenyl diIsocyanate |
|
| PMF |
Polarisation-Maintaining Fibre |
|
| PMMA |
Poly (Methyl MethAcrylate) |
|
| PMMDA |
Polymer Machinery Manufacturers and Distributors Association |
|
| PMMI |
Poly (Methyl MethacrylImide) |
|
| PMO |
Performing Manufacturing Operations |
|
| PMO |
Project Management Office |
|
| PMP |
Permalloy Nano Particle |
|
| PMP |
Poly (Methyl Pentene) = TPX |
|
| PMPPIC |
Poly [Methylene(PolyPhenyl IsoCyanate)] |
|
| PMR |
Polymerisation of Monomeric Reactants |
|
| PMV |
Point of minimum viscosity |
|
| PN |
PhthaloNitrile resins |
|
| PnBA | poly(n-butyl acrylate) | |
| PNC |
Particle Number Count |
|
| PNIPAAM | poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) | |
| PNM | Phantom Node Method | |
| PNNL | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | |
| PNV | poly (naphalene-alt-vinylene) | |
| PO | Propylene Oxide | |
| POAO | Products Of an Animal Origin | |
| POCP |
Photochemical Oxidants Creation Potential (EICF) |
|
| POC |
Proof of Concept |
|
| POD |
Power Oscillation Damping |
|
| POD |
Probability of Detection |
usually for a non-destructive testing technique |
| POE |
Poly (Oxy Ethylene) |
|
| POE |
Post-Occupancy Evaluation |
|
| pOEGMA |
poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate) |
|
| POEMS |
Platform/Project Oriented Environmental Management System |
UK Ministry of Defence |
| POF |
Photochemical Oxidant Formation |
|
| POF |
Pipeline Operator Forum |
|
| POF |
Polymer Optical Fibre |
|
| poly(DCPD) | poly(dicyclopentadiene) | |
| PolyFEM |
Polymer Fillers Emulsified Materials |
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche |
| POFP |
Photochemical Oxidant Formation Potential |
|
| POM |
Particulate Organic Matter |
|
| POM |
Poly (Oxy Methylene) a.k.a. acetal or polyformaldehyde |
|
| POME |
Palm Oil Mill Effluent |
|
| POP |
PolyOlefin Plastomers |
|
| POSMS |
Platform/Project Oriented Safety Management System |
UK Ministry of Defence |
| POSS |
Polyhedral Oligomeric SilSesquioxane |
nanocomposites |
| POST |
UK Parliament Office for Science and Technology | |
| POY |
Partially Oriented Yarn |
|
| PP |
Permanent Pattern for tooling |
|
| PP |
Poly (Propylene) |
|
| PPA |
PolyPhthalAmides |
|
| PPAA |
Poly(Propylene-AcrylicAcid) |
|
| PPARC |
Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council |
Swindon - United Kingdom. Formerly part of SERC - now part of STFC. |
| PP-g-MA |
Poly (Propylene) grafted by Maleic Anhydride |
|
| PP-g-GMA |
Poly (Propylene) grafted by Glycidyl MethAcrylate |
|
| PPC |
Pollution Prevention and
Control Act 1999 |
|
| PPC |
Poly(Propylene Carbonate) |
|
| PPCP |
Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products |
|
| PPD |
ParaPhenyleneDiamines |
Antioxidant and antiozonant for rubber |
| PPDD | Pre-Plied Double-Double tape with thin plies | |
| PPDI |
1,4-Phenylene DiIsocyanate |
|
| PPE |
Personal Protective equipment |
|
| PPE |
Poly(Phenylene Ether) |
a.k.a. Poly (Phenylene Oxide) |
| PPEK |
Phenolphthalene (-based) Polyarylene Ether Ketone | |
| PPEN |
Phenolphthalene (-based) Polyarylene Ether Nitrile | |
| PPENK |
Phenolphthalene (-based) Polyarylene Ether Nitrile Ketone |
|
| PPENS |
Phenolphthalene (-based) Polyarylene Ether Nitrile Sulphone |
|
| PPESK |
Phenolphthalene (-based) Polyarylene Ether Sulphone Ketone |
|
| PPESN |
Phenolphthalene (-based) Polyarylene Ether Sulphone Nitrile |
|
| PPFA |
Probabilistic Progressive Failure Analysis |
|
| PPI |
Potential Pareto Improvement |
|
| PPM |
Pre-Production Manufacturing |
|
| PPM |
Pulsed Position Modulation |
|
| PPMAN |
poly (propylene-co-maleic anhydride) copolymer |
|
| PPMS |
PolyPropylene metsäSellu |
"metsäSellu" is Finnish for "forest pulp". Kareline® PPMS5050EC |
| PPO |
Poly (Phenylene Oxide) |
a.k.a. Poly(Phenylene Ether) |
| PPP |
Public-Private Partnership |
|
| PPP |
Purchasing Power Parity |
|
| PPPT |
Poly (Para-Phenylene Terephthalate) |
aramid |
| PPS |
Plasma synthesised PS films |
|
| PPS |
Poly (Phenylene Sulphide) |
|
| PPS |
Public Payment Schemes |
|
| PPSU |
Poly (Phenylene Sulphone) |
|
| PPT |
Poly (para-Phenylene Terephthalate) |
aramid |
| PPT |
Poly (Propylene Terephthalate) |
|
| PPT |
Pulsed Phase Thermography |
|
| PPTA |
Poly (para-Phenylene Terephthalate) |
|
| PPV |
Product and Process Verification | |
| PPWR |
Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation |
Renewable Carbon Initiative’s position paper (May 2023) |
| PPy |
Poly (pyrrole) |
|
| PQNM |
Peakforce Quantitative NanoMechanics |
|
| PQQ |
Pyrrolo Quinoline Quinone |
Required for the dehydrogenase reaction in PVA |
| PR |
Poisson’s ratio |
|
| PR |
Precision Recall | |
| PR |
Public Relations |
|
| PRC |
Peer Review College |
UKRI |
| PreCarBi |
Preimpregnated Carbon Binder yarn |
|
| PRD |
Parametric Robust Design |
ASC Genoa |
| PREEMPT |
Preventing Emerging Pathogenic Threats | |
| prEN |
Preliminary enquiry vote for EN standard |
|
| PRES |
Postgraduate Research Experience Survey |
Higher Education Academy biennial review |
| PRI |
Plastics and Rubber Institute |
.. was PI & IRI, then became IOM3 |
| PRIF |
Plastics and Research Innovation Fund |
£20 million UKRI fund 2018 |
| PRIMA |
Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area |
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| PRISM |
Processing, Reliability and Integrity of Structure and Materials |
University of Plymouth Research Group |
| PRIZM |
Pravila Reshenija Izobretatel'skih Zadach Modernizirovannye |
translates as The Rules of Inventive Problem Solving - Modernised |
| PRMMC |
Particulate Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites |
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| PROMETHEE |
Preference Ranking Organisation METHod for Enrichment Evaluation |
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| ProPoLiS |
Processing Polymers and Lightweight Structures |
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| PROSEL |
materials and PROcess SELector for high-performance composites |
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| ProSiComp |
Process Simulation on Compression Moulding |
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| ProSPECT |
Processing of Smart Porous Electro-Ceramic Transducers ( | |
| ProToCoL |
Processing Tools for Composite Laminates |
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| PRS |
Personal Response Systems |
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| PRSEUS |
Pultruded Rod Stitched Efficient Unitized Structure |
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| PRT |
Powered Rotary Tool |
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| PS |
Parallel-Series |
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| PS |
Point Scores |
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| PS |
Poly (Styrene) |
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| PS-SY |
Poly (Styrene) (syndiotactic) |
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| PSA |
Parallel Square Array of aligned fibres |
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| PSA |
Pressure Sensitive Adhesive |
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| PSA |
Product Sustainability Assessment | |
| PSE |
Principal Structural Elements |
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| PSF |
Point Spread Function |
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| PSF |
Professional Standards Framework |
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| P-SHG |
Polarisation-resolved Second Harmonic Generation microscopy | |
| PSI |
Programme for Simulation Innovation |
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| PSIA |
Pressure (pounds per square inch) absolute |
Pressure relative to a perfect vacuum |
| PSID |
Pressure (pounds per square inch) differential |
Pressure difference between two input pressures |
| PSIG |
Pressure (pounds per square inch) gauge |
Pressure with respect to the local atmospheric pressure |
| PSILA |
Product Structure-based Integrated Life cycle Analysis |
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| PSIS |
Pressure (pounds per square inch) sealed |
Pressure relative to 1 atm at sea level |
| PSL |
Parallel Strand Lumber |
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| PSLA | Projector-based SLA | |
| PSM | Problem Solving Method | |
| PSMAH | Poly (Styrene Maleic-Anhydride) | |
| PSO | Particle Swarm Optimisation | |
| PSO-CFAO |
Principal Stress Orientation - interpolated Continuous Fibre Angle Orientation | |
| PSO-SVR | Particle Swarm Optimisation with Support Vector Regression |
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| PSP |
Pressure Sensitive Paint |
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| PSPA |
Portable Seismic Property Analyzer |
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| PSPS |
Products, Services, Processes and Systems |
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| P-SPICE |
Personal - Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis |
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| PSR | Payment Systems Regulator | |
| PSRE |
Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies |
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| PSRE |
Public Sector Research Exploitation Fund |
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| PSS |
Poly(Styrene Sulphonate) |
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| PSU |
Polysulphone |
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| PSUT |
Physical Supply and Use Tables |
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| PSV |
Point Score Values |
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| PSW |
Plastic Solid Waste |
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| PT |
Project Team |
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| PT |
Pulse Thermography |
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| PTB |
Physikalisch-Technische Bundestalt |
Braunschweig - Germany |
| PtBA |
poly (tertiary-butyl acrylate) |
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| PTC |
Positive Temperature Coefficient |
a measure of the response of thermistors |
| PTC |
Production Tax Credit |
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| PTDO | 2-phenoxy-1,3,4,7-tetrahydro-1,3,2-diazaphosphepine 2-oxide | |
| PTES |
Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey |
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| PTFE |
Poly (TetraFluoroEthylene) |
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| PtFS |
Production to Functional Specifications |
Surface Generation patented tooling platforms with multi-zone 'real-time' control |
| PTHF |
Poly (Tetra Hydro Furan) |
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| PTHFMA |
Poly TetraHydroFurfuryl MethAcrylate |
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| P(THFMA-co-LMA) |
Poly(TetraHydroFurfuryl MethAcrylate-co-Lauryl MethAcrylate) |
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| PTIR |
PhotoThermal IR spectroscopy |
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| PTM |
Polynomial Texture Mapping |
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| PTMS |
Phenyl Tri Methoxy Silane |
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| PTO |
Power Take Off |
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| PTP |
Postgraduate Training Partnership |
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| PTPA |
Poly(TriPhenylAmine) | |
| PTS |
Position-Tagged Spectrometry |
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| PTT |
Poly (Trimethylene Terephthalate) |
e.g. Dupont™ Sorona® |
| PTV |
Particle Tracking Velocimetry |
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| PTVA |
Piezo Tuneable Vibration Absorber |
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| PU |
Poly (Urethane) |
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| PUDCM |
Parametrically-Upscaled Continuum Damage Mechanics |
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| pU-CT |
planar Ultrasound Computed Tomography |
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| PUD |
Poly Urethane Dispersions |
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| PUI |
Poly (Urethane Imides) |
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| PuK |
Department of Polymer Materials and Plastics engineering |
Clausthal UT |
| PULSE |
Plymouth University Leg-Powered Submarine Engineering |
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| PUM |
Partition of Unity-based Methods |
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| PUR |
Polyurethane resin |
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| PURE |
Probability, Uncertainty and Risk in the Environment |
Knowledge Exchange Network and Research Programme |
| PUWER |
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations |
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| PVA | Poly (Vinyl Acetate) or Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) |
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| PVAc | Poly (Vinyl Acetate) | |
| PVADH | Poly Vinyl Alcohol DeHydrogenase | |
| PVAm | Poly Vinyl Amine | |
| PVC | Porosity Volume Content | |
| PVC | Poly (Vinyl Chloride) | |
| PVD | Physical Vapour Deposition | |
| PVD | Principle of Virtual Displacement | |
| PVDF | Poly (Vinylidene Fluoride) | |
| PVG | Protection of Vulnerable Groups | |
| PVOA | Poly(sodium Vinyl Oxy Acetate) | |
| PVOH | Poly vinyl alcohol | |
| PVP | Poly n-vinylpyrrolidone | |
| PVSD | Plant
Varieties and Seed Division |
Defra |
| PVT | Pulsed video thermography (NDT technique) | |
| PWF | Poplar Wood Flour | |
| PWI | Plane wave Imaging | |
| PYC | Passenger Yacht Code | |
| PyC | Pyrolytic Carbon | |
| PZC | Point of Zero Charge | |
| PZEV | Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle |
MERL project |
| PZT | Lead (Pb) zirconium titanate |
Piezoelectric transducer material |
| PZT | Poly Zircono Carbosilane | |