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PISTON FERMETURE [2 records]

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Record 1 2013-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
DEF

Piston-operated spool valve which, in applied position, supplies air to close the brake pipe cut-off valve and feeds the pipes leading to the power cut-out and dynamic cut-off switches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Valve à tiroir qui, en position basse (position active), provoque la fermeture de la valve d'isolement de la conduite générale (pour empêcher le réarmement de la conduite générale) et déclenche la mise au ralenti du diesel et l'interruption du freinage rhéostatique.

Spanish

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