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friction head [3 records]

Record 1 2017-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Civil Engineering
DEF

The head lost by water flowing in a stream or conduit due to disturbances caused by the contact between the moving water and its containing conduit and of intermolecular friction.

OBS

friction head; friction loss: terms standardized by the British Standards Institute (BSI).

OBS

friction loss: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • friction head loss

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Génie civil
DEF

Perte totale de charge dans un écoulement due au frottement de l'eau sur les parois du canal, du lit ou du milieu poreux qu'il traverse.

OBS

Elles sont habituellement exprimées en hauteur d'eau.

OBS

perte de charge par frottement : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • perte par friction
  • perte de charge par friction

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Ingeniería civil
DEF

Pérdida de energía total en el flujo de agua, debida a la fricción entre el agua y las paredes del cauce, canal o medio poroso en el cual fluye. Generalmente se expresa en unidades de altura.

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Record 2 2004-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems
  • Photography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions mécaniques
  • Photographie
OBS

Pièce d'un trépied sur laquelle se fixe l'appareil photographique.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions mécaniques
DEF

Hauteur nécessaire pour vaincre le frottement du fluide.

Spanish

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