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VACUUM SUCTION POWER [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Cleaning and Maintenance
  • Electrical Domestic Appliances
DEF

The maximum power difference that the motor can create to do vacuuming.

CONT

... the more powerful the motor, the greater the pressure differential and therefore the more vacuum suction power and airflow ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de nettoyage et d'entretien (Arts ménagers)
  • Appareillage électrique domestique
DEF

[...] résultat de la combinaison entre la dépression et le débit d'air.

CONT

La dépression exprime la force exercée pour soulever la poussière du sol jusqu'à la cuve [de l'aspirateur.] Cette donnée est exprimée en kilos par atmosphère ou kilos Pascal (kPa). [...] Le débit d'air exprime la quantité d'air qui circule dans l'aspirateur à chaque seconde et indique sa capacité à transporter la poussière jusqu'au bac. Cette donnée est exprimée en décimètre cube par seconde (dm3/s).

Spanish

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