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CROSS-FLOW [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Climate-Control Equipment (Motor Vehicles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cross-flow radiator
1, record 1, English, cross%2Dflow%20radiator
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the usual construction of a radiator is to have the water circulate from the top to the bottom, crossflow radiators are designed to have the coolant flow from one side to the other ... 2, record 1, English, - cross%2Dflow%20radiator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cross-flow radiator : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - cross%2Dflow%20radiator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système de conditionnement de l'air (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- radiateur à faisceau horizontal
1, record 1, French, radiateur%20%C3%A0%20faisceau%20horizontal
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- radiateur à débit horizontal 2, record 1, French, radiateur%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9bit%20horizontal
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans certains radiateurs [...] le liquide de refroidissement coule horizontalement à partir d'un réservoir sur un côté jusqu'à un réservoir sur l'autre côté (débit horizontal). 2, record 1, French, - radiateur%20%C3%A0%20faisceau%20horizontal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
radiateur à faisceau horizontal : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - radiateur%20%C3%A0%20faisceau%20horizontal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-06-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cockpit management system
1, record 2, English, cockpit%20management%20system
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- CMS 2, record 2, English, CMS
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The cockpit management system (CMS) is the primary interface between the flight crew, the aircraft flight control systems and the avionics equipment suite. The CMS is a redundant design using dual components and data busses to provide system operation in the event of a failure. 3, record 2, English, - cockpit%20management%20system
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The cockpit management system keeps the flight engineer and the rest of the crew aware of all the aircraft's systems... This system data [can be used] to make the proper decision on each particular aircraft discrepancy. Also, this data can be downloaded after the flight, so the aircrew and maintainers can get a good cross-flow on how the aircraft performed during the flight. 4, record 2, English, - cockpit%20management%20system
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- système de gestion du poste de pilotage
1, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20gestion%20du%20poste%20de%20pilotage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-08-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Propulsion Systems
- Spacecraft
- Missiles and Rockets
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- erosive burning
1, record 3, English, erosive%20burning
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The burning at an increased rate] of a solid propellant that occurs as a function of hot gas cross-flow at the propellant surface. 2, record 3, English, - erosive%20burning
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Propulsion des aéronefs
- Engins spatiaux
- Missiles et roquettes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- combustion érosive
1, record 3, French, combustion%20%C3%A9rosive
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Combustion d'un bloc de propergol dans le cas où l'écoulement des gaz de combustion provoque une érosion du bloc. 2, record 3, French, - combustion%20%C3%A9rosive
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
combustion érosive : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 22 septembre 2000. 3, record 3, French, - combustion%20%C3%A9rosive
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-05-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Techniques and Processes
- Food Industries
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- tangential flow 1, record 4, English, tangential%20flow
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- parallel flow 1, record 4, English, parallel%20flow
- cross-flow 1, record 4, English, cross%2Dflow
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cross-flow : a mode of operation where the feed flows parallel to the membrane while the permeate has a transverse flow direction. 1, record 4, English, - tangential%20flow
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Techniques industrielles
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- écoulement tangentiel
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9coulement%20tangentiel
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- flux tangentiel 1, record 4, French, flux%20tangentiel
correct, masculine noun
- flux croisés 1, record 4, French, flux%20crois%C3%A9s
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mode d'écoulement selon lequel le liquide à traiter circule parallèlement à la surface de la membrane. 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9coulement%20tangentiel
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'écoulement tangentiel est à opposer à la filtration frontale qui consiste à faire circuler le liquide à traiter perpendiculairement à la surface de la membrane. 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9coulement%20tangentiel
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'écoulement tangentiel permet généralement de réduire le colmatage de la membrane. 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9coulement%20tangentiel
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le terme «flux croisés», calque de l'anglais, fait référence à la direction de l'écoulement du liquide à traiter qui est perpendiculaire à celle du perméat. Il est déconseillé. 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9coulement%20tangentiel
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-08-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Research Experiments in Space
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- clean bench
1, record 5, English, clean%20bench
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Rocket Assembly/Checkout Facility... The facility consists of six contiguous laboratory modules subdivided into a storage area, a gray room area, and a clean room. The storage area houses spare instrument components and intermittently used ground support equipment. The gray room area contains facilities to clean components before they enter the clean room and equipment used to ship the instrument to WSMR [White Sands Mission Range]. The Class 100 cross-flow clean room is separated from the gray room by an air shower. The clean room contains three major stations : a clean bench for assembly of subsystems; a 12x14-ft optical bench for instrument assembly and electronic test of the instrument subsystems; and a vacuum chamber for vacuum focus and spectroradiometric calibration. The cryogenically pumped vacuum chamber is designed with a 30-cm diameter ultraviolet collimator at one end and a roll-off section that accommodates the entire flight instrument centered in the collimated beam at the other end. 2, record 5, English, - clean%20bench
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- banc stérile
1, record 5, French, banc%20st%C3%A9rile
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-09-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- counter-current aeration tank
1, record 6, English, counter%2Dcurrent%20aeration%20tank
proposal
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
counter-current. There are generally three types of packed towers : counter-current, co-current, and cross-flow. In the counter-current packed scrubber... liquid and gas travel in opposite directions. 2, record 6, English, - counter%2Dcurrent%20aeration%20tank
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
- Traitement des eaux
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- bassin d'aération à contre-courant
1, record 6, French, bassin%20d%27a%C3%A9ration%20%C3%A0%20contre%2Dcourant
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1993-02-26
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Techniques and Processes
- Food Industries
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- cross-flow membrane separation
1, record 7, English, cross%2Dflow%20membrane%20separation
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cross-flow membrane separation... part of the overall filtration universe, differs dramatically from traditional filtration methods... it is a tangential technique in which the infeed flows continuously over the membrane... there are always two liquid streams leaving the system : the permeate, or the portion of the infeed that passes through the membrane; and the retentate(or concentrate), or the portion that does not pass through the membrane. 1, record 7, English, - cross%2Dflow%20membrane%20separation
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Techniques industrielles
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- séparation sur membrane par écoulement croisé
1, record 7, French, s%C3%A9paration%20sur%20membrane%20par%20%C3%A9coulement%20crois%C3%A9
proposal, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1992-12-31
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- mesojet
1, record 8, English, mesojet
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jet stream with less than synoptic dimensions. 2, record 8, English, - mesojet
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mesojet... typically may have an along-flow length scale of tens to hundreds of kilometers and a cross-flow length scale of 100 km. Mesojets differ from planetary-scale jets, which can have length scales of several thousand kilometers, and synoptic-scale jets, which may have length scales of 1000-2000 km and are commonly found in association with progressive synoptic-scale troughs and ridges. Larger mesojets may also sometimes be known as jet streaks. Mesojets can form adjacent to prominent orographic features in association with terrain-channeled flow. Mesojets are also seen in association with organized mesocale convective systems as typified by the evaporatively driven rear-inflow jet commonly found behind active squall lines lines. Mesojets may also be found in conjunction with prominent lower-tropospheric stable layers where the airflow can become decoupled from the planetary boundary layer, especially at night. An exceptionally well organized lower-tropospheric mesojet extending over hundreds of kilometers might be known as a low-level jet. 3, record 8, English, - mesojet
Record 8, Key term(s)
- meso-jet
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- mésojet
1, record 8, French, m%C3%A9sojet
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Courant-jet dont l'extension spatiale est moindre que l'échelle synoptique. 1, record 8, French, - m%C3%A9sojet
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- mesochorro 1, record 8, Spanish, mesochorro
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Corriente en chorro de dimensiones inferiores a las sinópticas. 1, record 8, Spanish, - mesochorro
Record 9 - internal organization data 1988-03-17
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- cross-flow filtration 1, record 9, English, cross%2Dflow%20filtration
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cross-flow filtration systems are specified for heavy metals removal. 1, record 9, English, - cross%2Dflow%20filtration
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- filtration à contre courant
1, record 9, French, filtration%20%C3%A0%20contre%20courant
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Équivalent proposé par Monsieur Fedida d'Environnement Canada. 1, record 9, French, - filtration%20%C3%A0%20contre%20courant
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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