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pressure energy [2 records]

Record 1 1986-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy (Physics)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
DEF

Energy associated with a body because of its location in a pressure system, usually with respect to atmospheric pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie (Physique)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
DEF

Énergie due à la pression sur l'unité de surface, résultant d'une charge hydraulique, de l'effet d'un dispositif mécanique ou de la pression atmosphérique.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Mechanics (Physics)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Centrifugal Pumps
CONT

Diffuser: a chamber surrounding the impeller of a centrifugal pump in which part of the kinetic energy of the fluid is converted to pressure energy by a gradual increase in the cross-sectional area of the flow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique générale (Physique)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Pompes centrifuges
CONT

Le diffuseur et le redresseur à ailettes, la volute, ont pour but d'effectuer la transformation de l'énergie cinétique contenue dans le fluide sortant de la roue en énergie de pression [...]

Spanish

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