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Record 1 2001-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
  • Navigation Instruments
CONT

Master compass... The sensitive element consists of a frame on which are mounted 2 gyro units and an oil damping device... Oil damping system. On the east side of the sensitive element frame are 2 tanks partly filled with oil and connected at the bottom by a pipe... Were it not for this damping system, the element would continually oscillate back and forth across the meridian instead of settling down into its correct position.

OBS

Damping device or system may use various substances, liquids or fluids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
  • Instruments de navigation
CONT

Un gyroscope à 1 axe [...] comprend essentiellement : un boîtier B [...]; un anneau de cardan C (constituant parfois un carter étanche) relié à B par un axe de cardan S appelé axe de sortie [...] Certains appareils comportent de plus : un dispositif d'amortissement visqueux (dash-pot, fluide dans lequel baigne un carter étanche) [...]; un dispositif de rappel élastique (ressort, arbre de torsion, asservissement électronique) [...];

OBS

Le gyromètre intégrateur [...] est un gyrosope 1 axe ne devant comporter aucun rappel élastique [...] mais doué d'un fort amortissement visqueux [...] son équipage mobile comporte toujours un carter étanche flottant dans un liquide à haute viscosité, d'où son appellation courante gyro flottant; [...]

OBS

Diverses substances peuvent composer le dispositif d'amortissement : liquides ou fluides.

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
OBS

part of an accelerometer)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique

Spanish

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