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discharge gate [2 records]

Record 1 2017-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dams and Causeways
  • Hydroelectric Power Stations
OBS

Valves are associated with closed conduits and usually are designed for high-head conditions. Outlet works associated with discharge at a low level behind a dam or the discharge of water into a hydroelectric plant are usually controlled by valves.

OBS

Machinery to control and regulate flow usually consists of gates or valves. ... Low-head gates are usually associated with spillways and canals while high-head gates are usually to be found with outlet works and penstocks for dams and hydroelectric plants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Barrages et chaussées
  • Centrales hydro-électriques
DEF

Appareil pouvant être monté à côté des turbines des usines hydro-électriques et qui, manœuvré en sens inverse du vannage, en maintenant constant le débit de la conduite, annule les coups de bélier lors d'un arrêt brusque des turbines.

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Maintenance
OBS

Hopper car.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
OBS

pour déchargement du wagon-trémie.

OBS

Enviroguide Chlorate de sodium, fig. 4. Registre (wagon-trémie); Lexique des pièces de wagon, WTC 47, CP Rail.

Spanish

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