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DISPLACER [2 records]

Record 1 2000-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage of Oil and Natural Gas
DEF

Surface-detecting element which is suspended from a level gauge and moves in a vertical direction to follow the change in liquid level. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

The displacer has a higher mass than the liquid it displaces.

OBS

displacer: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stockage du pétrole et du gaz naturel
DEF

Détecteur de surface suspendu à un jaugeur, se déplaçant verticalement au fur et à mesure du changement de niveau du liquide. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

Le palpeur a une masse supérieure à celle du liquide qu'il déplace.

OBS

palpeur : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
CONT

In displacement analysis, the mobile phase contains a substance that has greater affinity for the stationary phase than does the solute. A single portion of sample is added and the components are moved through the system by virtue of their displacement in the stationary phase by the eluent. It should be noted that the displacer will replace the most strongly retained component ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique

Spanish

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