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AIR TRANSFORMER [8 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2011-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compressors
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

A device used with an air compressor to prevent oil and water from getting into the air line.

OBS

It also regulates pressure.

OBS

air transformer : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Compresseurs
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

Dans le cas d'un pistolet de type soufflant, l'air de pulvérisation arrivant au pistolet doit être absolument sec, donc ne contenir ni eau ni huile. Cela oblige à surveiller les épurateurs dans le cas de compresseurs.

OBS

épurateur d'air; bloc épurateur : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooling and Ventilating Systems
  • Electrical Engineering
CONT

air-cooled machine, transformer, etc.... A machine, transformer or other piece of apparatus, in which the heat occasioned by the losses is carried away solely by means of air. The flow of air over the heated surfaces may be due to natural convection or may be produced by a fan.

OBS

air-cooled: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick) in 1990.

PHR

Air-cooled machine, transformer.

Key term(s)
  • air cooled

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de refroidissement et de ventilation
  • Électrotechnique
DEF

[Qui est] refroidi en utilisant l'air comme fluide réfrigérant.

OBS

à refroidissement par air : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR en 1974.

OBS

refroidi à l'air : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques du Nouveau-Brunswick en 1990.

PHR

Moteur à refroidissement par air.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Systemas de enfriamiento y ventilación
  • Electrotecnia
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Record 3 2010-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
CONT

Oil furnace operations have not changed very much. On a call for heat from the thermostat, the burner motor will start. Oil is now pumped to the nozzle, and the ignition transformer is energized. The nozzle is designed to spray the oil into the fire tube as a fine mist. The ignition transformer is designed to create an electrical arc across the electrodes. As the oil mist(also mixed with air) comes in contact with the arc, ignition takes place, and the fire is started.

CONT

Burner controller: The controller is usually located in front of the burner. On a call for heat the controller starts a sequence of events that ensure safe operation before the burner is allowed to start. The controller continues to monitor burner operation while the boiler is running. If for any reason the controller senses an unsafe operating condition it will shut the burner off. Pushing the manual reset on the controller will often restart the boiler.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs

Spanish

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Record 4 - external organization data 2005-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
  • Nuclear Power Stations
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

The Fire Protection Water system provides water for fire fighting to areas such as fire hose cabinets in the station, hydrants, transformer deluge systems, turbine sprinkler systems, and an air foam system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
  • Centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Le réseau d'eau anti-incendie de la centrale alimente les systèmes comme les armoires à tuyaux d'incendie, les bouches d'arrosage, les extincteurs en douche des transformateurs, les systèmes de gicleurs des turbines et les générateurs à mousse physique.

Spanish

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Record 5 - external organization data 2005-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
  • Fire Prevention
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

The fire protection water system provides water for fire fighting to areas such as fire hose cabinets in the station, hydrants, transformer deluge systems, turbine sprinkler systems, and an air foam system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
  • Prévention des incendies
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Le réseau d'eau anti-incendie de la centrale alimente les systèmes comme les armoires à tuyaux d'incendie, les bouches d'arrosage, les extincteurs en douche des transformateurs, les systèmes de gicleurs des turbines et les générateurs à mousse physique.

Spanish

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Record 6 2001-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
CONT

High pressure, gun-type burners consist of a motor, oil pump(with integral or separate pressure regulating and shut-off valve), strainer, fan, ignition transformer, nozzle and electrode assembly.... The motor-driven pump draws oil from the supply tank and delivers it to the nozzle at pressures of from 100 to 300 psi. The nozzle atomizes the oil into fine particles and swirls it into the combustion chamber as a cone-shaped spray where it mixes with air [moving down the blast gun tube] and is ignited. [By an electric spark]. They are generally designed to burn No. 2 oil although some of the larger sizes are made for No. 4 oil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
CONT

Brûleur à pulvérisation mécanique: le mazout, passant par un filtre, est aspiré par une pompe à engrenage vers un régulateur de pression et un gicleur qui réalise la pulvérisation [...]. Le mélange air-mazout pulvérisé est enflammé par une étincelle jaillie entre deux électrodes et la combustion s'entretient d'elle-même. Ce type de brûleur est relativement silencieux mais il exige un fuel pur pour ne pas encrasser trop vite le filtre ou boucher le gicleur.

Spanish

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Record 7 1998-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Gravity (Physics)
  • Geophysics
DEF

An instrument in which a rock specimen changes the reluctance of an air gap in one of a pair of balanced transformer rings. This unbalances the circuit and the amount of unbalance is related to the susceptibility of the sample.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
  • Pesanteur (Physique)
  • Géophysique
OBS

Il peut [...] être avantageux de mesurer la susceptibilité d'un [...] grand volume de roche en effectuant les mesures sur le terrain aux endroits où l'épaisseur du mort-terrain est nulle ou négligeable. L'appareillage utilisé [le susceptibilitémètre,] mesure l'inductance mutuelle. La bobine émettrice a un diamètre effectif de l'ordre de 1 m (3 pi) et une profondeur de pénétration effective de l'ordre de 40 cm (1,3 pi). L'épaisseur du mort-terrain doit donc être minimale aux endroits de mesure. Cette bobine est placée à l'horizontale sur la surface rocheuse. La bobine réceptrice de diamètre inférieur à celui de la bobine émettrice est coaxiale et est située approximativement dans le même plan que la précédente [...]

Spanish

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Record 8 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage of Oil and Natural Gas
DEF

A vessel connected to the tank of an oil-filled transformer so as to permit free expansion and contraction of the oil for the purpose of minimising the deleterious effect of contact between the oil in the main tank and the air.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stockage du pétrole et du gaz naturel

Spanish

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