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blow-down cock [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
DEF

[A boiler mounting whose function is] to remove sludge or sediments collected at the bottom-most point in the water space in a boiler, while the boiler is steaming.

Key term(s)
  • blowdown cock

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
OBS

robinet de chasse : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Obturadores y boquillas (Componentes mecánicos)
  • Hornos y calderas (Calefacción)
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