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Record 1 2001-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
DEF

An apparatus for extracting work from a gas by allowing the gas to expand between two pressure levels. As the energy is extracted, the gas or vapor temperature is lowered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
  • Techniques industrielles
CONT

Une machine à détente munie d'une ou plusieurs turbines, ou d'un ou plusieurs cylindres, qui convertissent l'énergie de compression du gaz naturel sous pression en puissance sur l'arbre qui produit de l'électricité, y compris le matériel générateur d'électricité connexe et les appareils de commande auxiliaires.

Spanish

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