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accelerator pump [1 record]

Record 1 2017-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pumps
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

When you press the gas pedal to accelerate, the carburetor's accelerator pump should squirt fuel into each primary carburetor throat.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
CONT

Cet enrichissement est obtenu [...] par un jet d'essence assuré par une pompe de reprise (pompe d'accélération) entrant en action automatiquement ou commandée par l'accélérateur.

OBS

pompe de reprise; pompe d'accélération : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bombas
  • Alimentación de combustible (Vehículos automotores)
  • Sistemas de propulsión de aeronaves
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