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MOTOR BURN OUT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Weapon Systems
- Launchers (Astronautics)
- Spacecraft
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- motor burn out
1, record 1, English, motor%20burn%20out
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- engine burn-out 2, record 1, English, engine%20burn%2Dout
correct
- ECO 3, record 1, English, ECO
correct
- ECO 3, record 1, English, ECO
- motor cut-off 4, record 1, English, motor%20cut%2Doff
correct
- engine cut-off 3, record 1, English, engine%20cut%2Doff
correct
- burn-out 5, record 1, English, burn%2Dout
- cut-off 5, record 1, English, cut%2Doff
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The heavy motor case, necessary to handle the gun-launching loads, permitted a chamber pressure of about 1500 psi at motor burn out with a vacuum specific impulse in excess of 250 sec. 6, record 1, English, - motor%20burn%20out
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
burn-out: This moment occurs when a propulsive device no longer provides thrust, usually because the propellant supply has been exhausted or at the cessation of propellant combustion. 7, record 1, English, - motor%20burn%20out
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Stage burn-out. 7, record 1, English, - motor%20burn%20out
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Rocket motor cut-off. 7, record 1, English, - motor%20burn%20out
Record 1, Key term(s)
- motor burn-out
- engine cut off
- engine burn out
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'armes
- Lanceurs (Astronautique)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- extinction de moteur
1, record 1, French, extinction%20de%20moteur
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans un propulseur, diminution brutale de la combustion entraînant une chute significative de la poussée. 2, record 1, French, - extinction%20de%20moteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans un propulseur à liquide, l'extinction peut se produire par épuisement de l'un au moins des ergols et la poussée cesse instantanément. Dans un propulseur à propergol solide, en fin de fonctionnement, l'extinction est suivie d'une poussée résiduelle due à une combustion des ergols résiduels. 2, record 1, French, - extinction%20de%20moteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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