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RELEASE VALVE [4 records]

Record 1 1993-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
DEF

Valve that drains the air from the brake cylinder when opened for 3 seconds and, when pulled wide open, drains the air from the brake cylinder, the auxiliary reservoir and the emergency.

OBS

ABD, ABDW control valves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Valve qu'on ouvre pendant trois secondes pour vider le cylindre de frein ou encore, qu'on ouvre complètement pour vider à la fois le cylindre de frein, le réservoir auxiliaire et le réservoir d'urgence.

OBS

distributeurs ABD et ABDW.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
DEF

Valve that allows air from the displacement reservoir to flow into the atmosphere during a graduated release.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Valve qui fait évacuer à l'atmosphère l'air du réservoir de compensation lors d'un desserrage gradué.

Spanish

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Record 3 1980-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

circuit oxygène

Spanish

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