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DIRECT SURFACE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
DEF

That surface of heat exchange equipment which is in direct contact with both the heat absorbing and rejecting media.

CONT

Plain piping or tubing is the most prevalent example of primary surface.

OBS

primary surface; prime surface; direct surface: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

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

surface primaire; surface directe : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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