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FREIN HYDRAULIQUE [5 records]

Record 1 2000-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A device mounted on the end of the drawworks shaft of a drilling rig that serves as an auxiliary to the mechanical brake when pipe is lowered into the well.

CONT

The braking effect in a hydromatic brake is achieved by means of a runner or impeller turning in a housing filled with water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
OBS

hydraulic brake: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

frein hydraulique : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-08-12

English

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

Brake consisting of a set of rotating paddles (rotor) and one or more sets of stationary vanes (stator).

OBS

The mechanically driven rotor churns the fluid and generates heat. Power absorbed, converted into heat in the entrained fluid, varies essentially as the third power of the rate of rotation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
  • Composants électrotechniques

Spanish

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Record 4 1982-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Locks and Locksmithing
OBS

a hydraulic device closing the door slowly, as part of a door closer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Serrurerie
OBS

dans le ferme-porte, l'appareil hydraulique qui contrôle la vitesse de fermeture.

Spanish

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Record 5 1982-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
CONT

Hydraulic brakes. [In] a hydraulic brake system ... the foot pedal is attached to a master cylinder. As the pedal is depressed, it moves piston within the master cylinder, forcing hydraulic fluid throughout the system and into cylinders at each wheel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
CONT

Les freins à commande hydraulique [sont] généralisés sur presque tous les véhicules pour la commande du frein à pied. Leur principe est basé sur la transmission de pression par un fluide liquide incompressible, de l'huile spéciale en l'occurrence.

Spanish

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