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Record 1 2011-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compressors
  • Refrigerating Machines and Appliances
OBS

Two-stage compressors use one cylinder to compress the fluid to an intermediate pressure and another cylinder to raise it to final discharge pressure.

OBS

compound: said of compression accomplished by two or more stages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Compresseurs
  • Machines frigorifiques
CONT

Dans la compression à deux étages, l'étage BP (basse pression) comprime le fluide [...] Le gaz à température Ta est refroidi à pression constante [...] puis comprimé par l'étage HP (haute pression) [...]

Spanish

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