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MODULATING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-06-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Burners and Steamfitting
- Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- modulating control
1, record 1, English, modulating%20control
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- modulating 2, record 1, English, modulating
correct
- modulation control 3, record 1, English, modulation%20control
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type of device or control which tends to adjust by increments (minute changes) rather than by "full on" or "full off" operation. 4, record 1, English, - modulating%20control
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The action of a combustion control which gradually varies the air and fuel supplies within limits in accordance with load demand. 5, record 1, English, - modulating%20control
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fumisterie et brûleurs
- Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- appareil modulant
1, record 1, French, appareil%20modulant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dispositif de régulation à action proportionnelle 2, record 1, French, dispositif%20de%20r%C3%A9gulation%20%C3%A0%20action%20proportionnelle
correct, masculine noun
- contrôle de modulation 3, record 1, French, contr%C3%B4le%20de%20modulation
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un système agissant par tout ou rien ne pourra jamais assurer la souplesse nécessaire et la continuité progressive d'une action [...] un appareil modulant fait varier la valeur d'un paramètre en fonction des variations d'un autre paramètre, cette variation, tout en étant continue, suivant de près tous les changements intervenant [...] au cours du processus de régulation. 1, record 1, French, - appareil%20modulant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] on peut établir à partir des appareils précédents deux types de dispositifs de régulation : 1- Dispositifs fonctionnant par tout ou rien [...] 2- Dispositifs à action proportionnelle : Dans ce système, le débit de l'appareil contrôlé reste proportionnel à l'effet désiré. 2, record 1, French, - appareil%20modulant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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