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AIR DEFLECTOR [3 records]

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Record 1 2007-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

A stamped sheet-metal deflector plate located behind the disc-brake rotor providing component protection from dirt and water and improving the flow of air over the rotor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
DEF

A pneumatic stowing machine which consists of a paddle wheel with six compartments working inside an adjustable airtight casing. This wheel is driven at a speed of 15 to 30 revolutions per minute by means of an air turbine through gearing... The dirt falls from the paddle wheel into the airstream in the pipe underneath the paddle box and passes along 6-inch-diameter pipes to the outlet, where a detachable deflector guides the stream of dirt into the required place in the pack hole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
OBS

Remblayage pneumatique. [...] Différents types de machines. On peut distinguer deux types principaux de machines : les machines à cellules et les machines à chambres. Les machines à cellules sont les plus répandues. Les plus connues sont la Beien et la Brieden de principe commun.

Key term(s)
  • machine Beien

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
DEF

Thin sheet metal cover and deflector attached to air-cooled cylinders to force air through the cooling fins to remove the maximum amount of heat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs

Spanish

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