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WATER VALVE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Refrigerating Machines and Appliances
DEF

An automatic metering valve fitted in the inlet side of cooling tower pipework serving a water cooled condenser for the purpose of regulating water flow in order to maintain condensing temperature within predetermined limits.

OBS

water regulating valve: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Machines frigorifiques
DEF

Robinet réglant le débit de l'eau traversant un condenseur, en fonction de la pression de condensation ou de la température de l'eau.

OBS

robinet automatique de débit d'eau : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
DEF

A valve on brass instruments that allows musicians to empty their instruments after a performance.

CONT

The moisture that collects inside [a brass instrument] is not spit. It is condensation from the moist hot air that [has been blown inside it]. When the moisture accumulates, it makes a gurgle and has to be released through the water key or spit valve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent
DEF

Clé qui sert à sortir l'eau qui se condense dans un instrument en cuivre.

Spanish

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