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water tunnel [3 records]

Record 1 2023-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Long-Distance Pipelines
  • Transport of Water (Water Supply)
CONT

The water tunnel also would feed directly into the California Aqueduct, the canal that supplies Southern California with Delta water, eliminating the need to build two new reservoirs ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canalisations à grande distance
  • Adduction d'eau (Alimentation en eau)
CONT

Les galeries hydrauliques appartiennent, au même titre que les conduites et canaux, à la famille des ouvrages d'amenée et permettent d'acheminer l'eau du barrage ou de la prise d'eau à l'usine où elle sera turbinée.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

water tunnel: an item in the "Structures" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

galerie hydraulique : objet de la classe «Constructions» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
DEF

In hydraulic laboratories, a device similar to a wind tunnel, but using water for the working fluid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
DEF

Dispositif semblable à un tunnel aérodynamique, mais employant de l'eau comme fluide actif. Il est utilisé pour l'étude de la dynamique des écoulements autour des corps ou dans des équipements hydrauliques.

Spanish

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