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Record 1 2017-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Aeroindustry
DEF

An automatic safety shutoff valve which is opened or closed by the action of a solenoid upon an armature attached to the valve disc, resulting in fast opening and closing times (less than 1 second).

OBS

It is widely used for low volume duty, such as a pilot valve, or a main fuel valve in a small-to-medium size on-off system.

OBS

solenoid valve: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
DEF

Vanne de régulation dont les mouvements de l'équipage mobile sont commandés par un électroaimant, destiné à régler par tout ou rien le débit d'un fluide.

OBS

électrorobinet; électrovanne : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

vanne électromagnétique; robinet électromagnétique : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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