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POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2011-10-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compressors
- Refrigerating Machines and Appliances
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- positive-displacement compressor
1, record 1, English, positive%2Ddisplacement%20compressor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- positive-displacement-type compressor 2, record 1, English, positive%2Ddisplacement%2Dtype%20compressor
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a machine in which the increase in pressure of the refrigerant vapor is attained by reducing the volume of the compression chamber through work applied to the mechanism. 3, record 1, English, - positive%2Ddisplacement%20compressor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compressors ... may be broadly classified as positive-displacement or nonpositive-displacement machines according to whether or not there is incorporated in the compressor a mechanism functioning in the manner of a check valve to separate the high-pressure discharge from the low-pressure suction. 4, record 1, English, - positive%2Ddisplacement%20compressor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Such compressors include reciprocating, rotary, and helical rotary (screw) types. 3, record 1, English, - positive%2Ddisplacement%20compressor
Record 1, Key term(s)
- positive displacement compressor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Compresseurs
- Machines frigorifiques
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compresseur volumétrique
1, record 1, French, compresseur%20volum%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les] compresseurs volumétriques [sont ceux] dans lesquels la diminution du volume produit une augmentation de pression. 2, record 1, French, - compresseur%20volum%C3%A9trique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Compresseurs volumétriques. Ils se classent en divers types d'après leur structure. Les compresseurs alternatifs, ou «à piston», [...] [les] compresseurs volumétriques rotatifs [...] [et les] compresseurs à vis [...] 3, record 1, French, - compresseur%20volum%C3%A9trique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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