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DRY-PIPE VALVE [1 record]

Record 1 2017-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
DEF

[A] valve used on an automatic sprinkler system to control water supply to a dry-pipe system and, under defined conditions, to cause an alarm to sound.

OBS

dry-pipe valve; differential dry-pipe valve: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
DEF

Dans une installation d'extinction automatique, clapet qui ne laisse pénétrer l'eau dans le réseau de tuyauteries qu'au moment de l'ouverture d'une tête.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Obturadores y boquillas (Componentes mecánicos)
  • Instalaciones fijas de salvamento (incendios)
DEF

Tubería vertical fija y rígida, destinada a la conexión de las mangueras de los bomberos, que se alimenta con agua a presión en el momento de su empleo.

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