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FRICTION BURN [2 records]

Record 1 2000-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Skin
DEF

A wound caused by violent rubbing or friction, as by a rope pull through the hands.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil cutané

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airborne Forces
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
DEF

The result of two textile surfaces rubbing together rapidly and generating frictional heat which reduces the tensile strength of the textile and causes deterioration of the individual threads; it occurs primarily during parachute deployment and initial inflation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces aéroportées
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
DEF

Résultat de deux surfaces en tissu frottant rapidement l'une contre l'autre et produisant ainsi une chaleur frictionnelle qui réduit la résistance du tissu à la tension et en abîme les fils; cela se produit surtout au moment du déploiement ou du gonflement initial du parachute.

Spanish

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