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TWO-STAGE COMPRESSOR [2 records]

Record 1 2011-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
  • Compressors
DEF

A compressor in which compression is accomplished by stages, as in two or more cylinders.

Key term(s)
  • multistage compressor
  • twin compressor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
  • Compresseurs
DEF

Compresseur dans lequel l'air est comprimé dans un ou plusieurs cylindres à deux étages.

OBS

D'après la source ANMAO le compresseur compound désigne un «compresseur dans lequel la compression s'effectue en deux (ou même plusieurs) étages»; la source DIFRA précise que lorsque la compression s'effectue en plus de deux étages, on parle de compresseur multi-étagé (multistage compressor).

OBS

compound compression; two stage compression / compression à deux étages; compression bi-étagée.

Key term(s)
  • compresseur multi-étagé

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautics and Aerospace Industry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aéronautique et aérospatiale

Spanish

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