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VACUUM PRESSURE [1 record]

Record 1 2017-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
DEF

Pressure that is less than [the] existing atmospheric pressure taken as a zero of reference.

CONT

The suction-and-pressure relief valve maintains the reservoirs at or near 0 psi and relieves any excessive positive or negative pressure.

OBS

vacuum: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • under-pressure

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
DEF

Pression inférieure à la pression atmosphérique.

CONT

La ventilation s'appliquera à trois types d'installation : locaux en pression; locaux en dépression; locaux à la pression atmosphérique.

CONT

[Le] broyeur vibrant [...] peut broyer sous pression ou en dépression [...]

OBS

pression négative; dépression : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

OBS

dépression : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
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