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VACUUM RETURN PUMP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pumps
- Heating
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vacuum pump
1, record 1, English, vacuum%20pump
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- vacuum heating pump 2, record 1, English, vacuum%20heating%20pump
- vacuum return pump 3, record 1, English, vacuum%20return%20pump
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pump for exhausting air [or steam] or other as from an enclosed space to a desired degree of vacuum. 4, record 1, English, - vacuum%20pump
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These same basic components may be used in the design of a vacuum or a subatmospheric system. The vacuum heating pump maintains a vacuum in the return piping under all operating conditions, assisting the supply steam in overcoming the resistance of the system piping and assuring rapid and uniform steam distribution. 2, record 1, English, - vacuum%20pump
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Vacuum pumps are used on a system where the returns are under a vacuum. The assembly consists of a receiver, separating tank and automatic controls for discharging the condensate to the boiler. Vacuum pumps are sized in the same manner as condensate pumps for a delivery of 2.5 to 3 times the design condensing rate. 2, record 1, English, - vacuum%20pump
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pompes
- Chauffage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pompe à vide
1, record 1, French, pompe%20%C3%A0%20vide
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chauffage à pression sous-atmosphérique. [...] Les pompes à vide sont de deux sortes : 1. les pompes à piston, activées par la vapeur, aspirantes et foulantes, et, 2. les pompes centrifuges accouplées directement à un moteur électrique. 2, record 1, French, - pompe%20%C3%A0%20vide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Chauffage à vapeur sous vide. Une pompe à vide permet d'obtenir dans l'installation une pression inférieure à la pression atmosphérique [...] Le vide est parfois réalisé à l'aide d'une pompe refoulant l'eau condensée dans la chaudière et munie d'un système d'injecteurs appropriés [...] 3, record 1, French, - pompe%20%C3%A0%20vide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Pour les grands édifices [...] il est difficile de placer tous les échangeurs de chaleur au-dessus du niveau d'eau du générateur ou de la tuyauterie de retour. On utilise dans ce cas une pompe à vide qui maintient une pression inférieure à la pression atmosphérique (jusqu'à 650 mm de Hg) dans la tuyauterie générale de retour [...] 4, record 1, French, - pompe%20%C3%A0%20vide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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