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AUTOMATIC DRAIN VALVE [4 records]

Record 1 2017-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Safety
  • Pipes and Fittings
OBS

automatic drain valve: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité incendie
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
OBS

robinet de vidange automatique; robinet de purge automatique : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
  • Irrigation (Civil Engineering)
CONT

Automatic drain valves open by themselves each time the pressure drops in the pipe. So at the end of each irrigation cycle the automatic drain valves will open and the water left in the pipes will drain out. ... The wear and tear caused by the automatic drain valves is less expensive than replacing pipes that broke in a freeze.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
  • Irrigation (Génie civil)
CONT

Un arrosage automatisé.- [...] Le modèle escamotable dans le sol est la variante invisible de ce système d'arrosage polyvalent et multitalent. Pour une installation définitive à un endroit déterminé, il suffit d'une courte section de tuyau. Facile à programmer, cet appareil offre en plus quelques extras : la tête d'arrosage se soulève hors du sol dès que le système est mis sous pression d'eau; la vanne de vidange automatique met le système à l'abri du gel; [...]

OBS

vanne de vidange automatique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
CONT

After a preset period of time, the inlet valve ... is closed and the automatic drain valve ... is opened.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Traitement des eaux
CONT

[...] par une minuterie réglée à l'avance, on ferme la vanne d'admission [...] et on ouvre une vanne automatique de décharge [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 1980-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)

Spanish

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