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Record 1 2010-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Machines
OBS

--a chamber containing activated charcoal, or other medium for adsorbing gases and vapors (usually at room temperature), designed to reduce the partial pressure of adsorbable gases in the system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à vide
OBS

son rôle [piège] est d'abaisser la tension de vapeur du fluide jusqu'à une valeur tolérable (ex. mercure) soit par diminution de la température (pièges cryogéniques) soit par adsorption. (piège à adsorption)

Spanish

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