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Record 1 1991-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Pipes and Fittings
CONT

When the museum plans to install a new exhibition, the following precautions should be taken: ... Plans should avoid obstructing or interfering with guard's tour routes or concealing fire extinguishers and standpipe hose outlets.

OBS

Standpipe: A vertical water pipe used to supply fire-hose outlets in tall buildings.... Standpipes are either wet or dry, depending on whether they are continuously charged with water or empty when not in use.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
DEF

Prise d'eau placée aux différents étages d'un bâtiment et permettant aux pompiers de brancher leurs tuyaux de 65 mm sur la canalisation sèche, alimentée à sa partie basse par leurs autopompes.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pumps
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
CONT

pressure plate: A side plate in a vane pump or motor cartridge on the pressure port side.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
CONT

Les pompes de ce groupe [le quatrième groupe] ont une forme rappelant celle des pompes du deuxième groupe, mais elles sont reconnaissables à leur orifice d'admission d'un diamètre beaucoup plus important que celui de leur orifice de refoulement. Elle sont parfois appelées "pompes à palettes minces".

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

(pompe).

OBS

Terme uniformisé par le CUTA opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 4 1982-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords

Spanish

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