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MOTOR TERMICO [2 records]

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Record 1 2004-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motors (Machinery)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
DEF

A machine for converting heat energy into mechanical energy.

CONT

Examples of heat engines include the atmospheric system of the earth that produces the winds and waves and a vast number of man-made devices, including the internal combustion engine, the gas turbine, the steam turbine, rockets, jets and guns.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs mécaniques
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
DEF

Moteur transformant l'énergie thermique en énergie mécanique.

CONT

Une machine thermique solaire est une machine fonctionnant entre une source chaude et une source froide, la source chaude recevant sa chaleur du soleil.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Motores mecánicos
  • Motores (Vehículos automotores)
  • Sistemas de propulsión de aeronaves
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Record 2 2004-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
CONT

Dans une voiture hybride, le moteur électrique assure le parcours en ville; le moteur thermique prend automatiquement le relais lorsque la vitesse de croisière est atteinte en rase campagne.

OBS

moteur thermique : terme normalisé par l'ISO (Organisation internationale de normalisation).

OBS

Terminologie des chariots de manutention automoteurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carretillas de manutención
  • Motores (Vehículos automotores)
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