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lubricator [6 records]

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Record 1 2006-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging Machinery and Equipment
  • Packaging in Metal
CONT

Can Body Manufacturing ... The aluminum coils are loaded onto an "uncoiler" at the beginning of the can making line. The uncoiler unrolls the strip of aluminum and feeds it to the lubricator. The lubricator deposits a thin film of water-soluble lubricant on both sides of the aluminum sheet.

Key term(s)
  • can stock lubricator
  • can-stock lubricator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines et équipement d'emballage
  • Emballages en métal

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

A specially fabricated length of casing or tubing that is usually temporarily placed above a valve on top of the casing or tubing head.

CONT

Lubricators are used to run tools or substances into a producing well without having to kill the well (make it stop producing). For this reason, lubricators afford a method of sealing off pressure yet still allow the passage of a device, usually on a wire line, or substance into the well.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems
DEF

Device which introduces a quantity (which may or not be controllable) of oil into the working medium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions mécaniques
DEF

Appareil qui permet d'introduire dans le fluide utilisé une certaine quantité (réglable ou non) d'huile pour lubrifier les appareils en service.

Spanish

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Record 4 1991-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Lubrication Technology
CONT

[Functions of geotextiles]. Lubricator: the geotextile is placed between two materials which have to move along each other; its function is to reduce interlocking (adhesion and friction) between these two materials. An example is a multilayer concrete-geotextile-geomembrane pavement for a canal lining where differential movements are expected.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Tribologie
OBS

Lubrifiant. Automobile. Substance liquide ou solide interposée entre deux pièces en mouvement relatif pour faciliter le glissement et réduire le frottement.

Spanish

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Record 5 1985-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Maintenance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)

Spanish

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Record 6 1979-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machinery
DEF

A device which adds controlled or metered amounts of lubricant into a bearing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines
DEF

Dispositif servant à lubrifier au moyen de graisse, les organes de machines ayant des surfaces en mouvement relatif.

Spanish

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