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AIR-CONDITIONING PLANT [2 records]

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Record 1 2020-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inventory and Material Management
DEF

An item that can be recovered once used, or retains its original identity in an assembly and normally requires further accounting.

OBS

[Examples of non-expendable items are :] air-conditioning plant, real-estate, [etc. ]

OBS

non-expendable item: designation and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel
DEF

Article qui, même utilisé, est récupérable ou qui conserve son identité initiale lorsqu'il est incorporé dans un ensemble, et qui doit normalement faire l'objet d'une comptabilité suivie.

OBS

Les exemples d'articles non consommables sont : les biens immobiliers, les installations de climatisation, etc.

OBS

article non consommable : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • HVAC Distribution Systems
DEF

A passageway made of sheet metal or other suitable material, not necessarily leaktight, used for conveying air or other gas at low pressures.

CONT

Duct.... metal pipes... round or rectangular in shape, for distributing warm air from the heating plant to the various rooms, or for conveying air from air-conditioning devices.

CONT

Forced air systems (heating) ... As the hot air is delivered through the ducts and into the room through the supply outlet, cooler air from the space (room) is being returned through return grilles, into ducts and back through the central heating unit to be heated and sent back to the space. The ducts may be circular or rectangular, and their size depends on the amount of heated air which must flow through them to maintain the desired temperature of the room.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Distribution et évacuation (chauffage et conditionnement d'air)
DEF

Tube, conduite de forte section servant à acheminer dans un local l'air nécessaire au renouvellement de l'atmosphère ou l'air chaud provenant d'un générateur.

CONT

Les gaines destinées aux installations de chauffage par air chaud peuvent être constituées par des matériaux métalliques ou non métalliques.

OBS

gaine : terme très fréquent dans les sources européennes, mais à déconseiller dans l'usage canadien, selon l'Ordre des architectes du Québec.

OBS

La «gaine» [...] n'est parcourue que par de l'air.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tuberías y accesorios
  • Sist. de calefacción, ventilación y acondicionamiento de aire
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