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Archimedean screw [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

Archimedean screw: an item in the "Mechanical Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

vis d'Archimède : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement mécaniques» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
DEF

A screw pump consisting of an inclined shaft carrying one or more helices of considerable diameter which are rotated with little clearance in a circular or semicircular conduit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
DEF

Appareil élévatoire fait d'une vis hélicoïdale tournant autour de son axe dans un cylindre, assurant ainsi le mouvement de l'eau vers le haut.

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pumps
CONT

... open-type Archimedean screws provide an exceptionally reliable means of delivering raw effluent to the plant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes
CONT

[...] les pompes à vis d'Archimède entièrement ouvertes donnent une sécurité exceptionnelle de l'alimentation en effluent brut de la station.

Spanish

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