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intake port [4 records]

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Record 1 2022-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Gasoline Motors
DEF

An opening or passage which directs the flow of air and fuel into the engine.

CONT

In a four-stroke engine, the intake port is located in the cylinder head.

OBS

intake port; inlet port: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Moteurs à essence
CONT

Lorsque le piston parvient au point mort bas, l'orifice d'admission se referme. Au cours du deuxième temps (compression), les deux soupapes (admission et échappement) sont en position fermée; le piston, entraîné par le vilebrequin, avance et comprime le mélange d'air carburé, emprisonné dans la chambre.

OBS

orifice d'admission : désignation uniformisée par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Motores (Vehículos automotores)
  • Motores de gasolina
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Record 2 2017-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Cleaning and Maintenance
  • Electrical Domestic Appliances
  • Small Household Appliances
CONT

The ambient air pushes itself into the vacuum cleaner through the intake port ... As long as the fan is running and the passageway through the vacuum cleaner remains open, there is a constant stream of air moving through the intake port and out the exhaust port.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de nettoyage et d'entretien (Arts ménagers)
  • Appareillage électrique domestique
  • Petits appareils ménagers
CONT

Le logement de soufflerie [d'un aspirateur] comprend un orifice d'admission, un orifice de sortie, une paroi latérale spiralée, une paroi arrière et une paroi avant plane.

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pumps
DEF

An opening allowing the flow of a moving fluid into a pipe or pump.

CONT

A filter is normally installed at the pump's intake port. Since a clogged filter eventually becomes a harmful flow restriction, it should be removed and cleaned regularly to avoid overloading the pump.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes
DEF

Ouverture assurant le passage d'un fluide en mouvement à l'entrée d'une conduite ou d'une pompe.

CONT

Tant que la pompe n'est pas amorcée, l'eau introduite par l'orifice d'entrée à la partie supérieure de la pompe continue à circuler autour du déflecteur, tandis qu'une fraction de l'air entraîné remonte la conduite de refoulement vide.

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

Using mineral spirits or JET-A as the test fluid, pressurize the inlet port of the regulator valve to 50 psi for 1 minute minimum with the solenoid energized.

OBS

Part of a valve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

orifice d'admission; orifice d'entrée : termes uniformisés par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance et Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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