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SWEPT AREA [4 records]

Record 1 2012-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Energy
  • Energy Transformation
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
DEF

[The] area as seen from the direction of the wind that a wind-energy conversion system rotor will pass over during one complete rotation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie éolienne
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
DEF

Surface que les pales [d'une éolienne] balaient en tournant [qui équivaut à la] surface du disque formé par la rotation des pales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Energía eólica
  • Transformación de la energía
  • Máquinas rotativas eléctricas - tipos
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Record 2 1988-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
CONT

The authors presented an equation to calculate the size of the swept area at any time since the beginning of steam injection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière
CONT

[...] si le fluide doit être injecté à taux constant, [...] la pression d'injection va varier durant le balayage. Si la mobilité du fluide déplaçant est plus grande que celle du fluide déplacé le gradient de pression dans la zone balayée est plus faible que dans la zone vierge.

CONT

Zone balayée par le front.

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
OBS

Swept pass of large trucks in right-hand turns of small radius.

Key term(s)
  • swept area

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage
DEF

Aire prévue aux intersections de certaines routes pour permettre aux gros camions de changer de direction.

Spanish

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