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VACUUM FLASK [4 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

vacuum flask: an item in the "Chemical Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

vase de Dewar : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement chimiques» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Articles - Various
DEF

a cylindrical container with a vacuum between an inner and an outer wall used to keep material and esp. liquids either hot or cold for considerable periods.

OBS

Thermos® is a registered trademark which, according to Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada, should not be used as a generic term.

Key term(s)
  • Thermos bottle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles ménagers divers
DEF

bouteille à deux parois entre lesquelles on a fait le vide et qui conserve au contenu sa température primitive.

OBS

Thermos® : Consommation et Corporations Canada affirme qu'il est abusif d'employer cette marque de commerce comme terme générique.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Chemistry)
  • Refrigeration Engineering
  • Biotechnology
DEF

A vessel having double walls, the space between being evacuated to prevent the transfer of heat and the surfaces facing the vacuum being heat-reflective; used to hold liquid gases and to study low-temperature phenomena.

CONT

The cryogenic Dewar vessel is a flask-in-flask reservoir. The interwall space is filled with multilayer insulation and evacuated. High vacuum is maintained for a long time, which secures stable technical data throughout the whole operation period. The inner and outer vessels are made of aluminium alloy.

Key term(s)
  • Dewar container

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Chimie)
  • Techniques du froid
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Récipient à doubles parois, entre lesquelles on a fait le vide, servant à conserver un gaz liquéfié à très basse température, ou à constituer un cryostat.

Key term(s)
  • récipient de Dewar

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo (Química)
  • Ingeniería de refrigeración
  • Biotecnología
DEF

Usado para conservar líquidos muy fríos, verbigracia, aire líquido, oxígeno líquido, etc. Tiene doble pared y entre las dos que lo forman se ha hecho el vacío. Para reflejar todo calor se platea.

CONT

[...] Enfriamos la trampa hasta los cuatro kelvins mediante el contacto térmico con helio líquido en el interior de un frasco dewar, recipiente con aislamiento al vacío semejante a un termo.

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Record 4 2002-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Chemistry)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Pharmacology
  • Special Packaging

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Chimie)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Pharmacologie
  • Emballages spéciaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo (Química)
  • Equipo médico y quirúrgico
  • Farmacología
  • Embalajes especiales
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