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FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM [17 records]

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Record 1 2023-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Long-Distance Pipelines
  • Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
OBS

The NATO pipeline system(NPS) was set up during the Cold War to supply NATO forces with fuel and it continues to satisfy fuel requirements with the flexibility that today's security environment requires.

OBS

NATO pipeline system; NPS: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canalisations à grande distance
  • Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
OBS

Le réseau de pipelines de l'OTAN [...] a été mis en place durant la Guerre froide pour approvisionner les forces de l'Alliance en carburants, et il continue de répondre aux besoins en la matière avec la souplesse requise dans l'environnement de sécurité d'aujourd’hui.

OBS

réseau de pipelines de l'OTAN : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pumps
  • Aircraft Systems
DEF

... a pump, in the aircraft fuel system, meant to prevent vapor locks and cavitation of fuel as well as to maintain a satisfactory supply of low pressure fuel to the engine driven pump.

OBS

fuel boost pump: designation officially approved by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes
  • Circuits des aéronefs
OBS

pompe d'appoint; pompe de gavage : désignations uniformisées par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

pompe de gavage carburant : désignation uniformisée par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Aircraft Systems
CONT

The purpose of a fuel system is to deliver a uniform flow of clean fuel under constant pressure to the carburetor or other fuel-control unit. This supply must be adequate to meet all engine demands at various altitudes and lattitudes of flight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Circuits des aéronefs
CONT

Les circuits de carburant ont pour but d'alimenter en carburant le ou les moteurs; ils doivent être conçus de manière à assurer une bonne alimentation dans tous les cas de vol, quelle que soit l'assiette longitudinale et transversale de l'avion.

OBS

circuit de carburant : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
  • Circuitos de las aeronaves
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Record 4 2010-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
DEF

A permanently piped system using a limited stored supply of a Halon gas under pressure, and discharge nozzles to totally flood an enclosed area. Released automatically, by a suitable detection system. Extinguishes fires by inhibiting the chemical reaction of fuel and oxygen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
CONT

Principe de fonctionnement d'un système d'extinction par halon 1301. Les fonctions ou groupes de fonctions que doit (ou peut) assurer un système d'extinction automatique par halon 1301 (I.E.A.H.) sont [les suivantes] : [...] détection et sollicitation de l'I.E.A.H.; signalisation d'évacuation; répartition [...]; retardement de l'émission; ouverture des conteneurs; distribution; [...] émission.

OBS

[I.E.A.H.]: Les lettres I-E-A signifient «installation d'extinction automatique» (générique) alors que le H signifie «halon».

OBS

Total flooding/noyage total (saturation): Action de remplir un volume avec un agent extincteur (gaz, mousse à haut foisonnement) afin de permettre l'extinction du feu à l'intérieur de ce volume.

OBS

Total flooding extinguishing system/système d'extinction par protection d'ambiance (par saturation) : Système fixe d'extinction pour l'extinction des feux dans une enceinte fermée.

OBS

Installations fixes d'extinction par hydrocarbures halogénés. Les halogénés ou halons sont des composés chimiquement définis, dérivés d'un hydrocarbure [méthane ou éthane] et contenant des halogènes: fluor, chlore, brome ou iode.

OBS

Noter que le terme «installation» peut se substituer au terme «système» dans toutes les vedettes ci-dessus.

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

Matter composed of particles which fall by gravitation to the bottom of a liquid.

CONT

Because turbine engines have high fuel consumption rates, contaminants accumulate in them rapidly. Fine sediment in the fuel may block the engine fuel supply system and erode critical parts in the engine and fuel control systems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Matière composée de particules qui sédimentent par gravité dans un liquide.

CONT

Un système de distribution du carburant comprendra un filtre approuvé, un séparateur d'eau ou moniteur d'eau pour prévenir l'infiltration d'eau ou de sédiment dans les réservoirs d'aéronef.

OBS

sédiment : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 6 2008-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

Examination of the aircraft engine at the accident site found that a steel blanking cap from the engine's fuel supply system was missing. That cap covered a test port on a threaded ’T-fitting’ that led to the engine fuel control unit. The test port allowed for the checking of un-metered fuel pressure from the engine driven fuel pump. The cap was normally fastened to the T-fitting and a torque applied to it to ensure that it remained securely fastened.

PHR

Pressure refuel blanking cap.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Appareil, dispositif servant à obturer quelque chose.

OBS

obturer : Boucher (une ouverture, un trou) de manière relativement complète.

OBS

obturateur : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 7 2007-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

Fuel system components are described in accordance with industry texts and standards. Range : systems-corrosion prevention, pressurisation, fire protection, reserve supply, precautions against water condensation, gravity feed system; equipment-fuel tanks and types, fuel tank numbering, water drains, vents, baffles, strainers, sediment traps, stand pipe, filters, heating, fuel booster pumps, engine driven pumps, fuel lines and fittings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
OBS

bac de sédimentation : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 8 2005-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Fuel in the D4D is pressurised to an extremely high 135mpa within the "common rail" that feeds all four cylinders (older diesel engines have a separate pipe leading from the pump to each cylinder). The high pressure injection creates better fuel atomisation for complete burning and increased power output. And because there is less fuel wasted through inefficient combustion, the D4D delivers better fuel economy too.

OBS

A common rail engine is designed to supply constant fuel pressure to electronically controlled injectors through a shared fuel reservoir. This means that the fuel supply is not dependent on the engine revs. A common rail system is built around four basic components : a high pressure pump with pressure regulator and inlet metering valve, a rail which contains a pressurised reserve of fuel, injectors which inject precise amounts of fuel into the combustion chamber as required and a Diesel Control Unit-the ’brain’ of the system, which precisely controls injector flow and timing as well as rail pressure while continuously monitoring the operating conditions of the engine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Rampe d'alimentation commune, maintenue à très haute pression, qui permet une injection directe du carburant dans chaque cylindre du moteur.

OBS

Le secret de la «rampe commune», c'est son tube interposé entre la pompe d'injection et les injecteurs. Alors que dans un système d'injection directe classique, la pression dépend du régime-moteur, cette rampe commune, d'un volume de quelques centimètres cubes, va jouer le rôle de réserve de pression. Ainsi, quel que soit le régime-moteur, le moteur dispose d'une pression pouvant atteindre 1500 bars.

Spanish

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Record 9 2003-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

... The Progress supply vehicle to the ISS [International Space Station] is an automated version of the Soyuz, and was developed to carry propellant and cargo to the Salyut and Mir space station. It will serve the same purpose for the ISS. Although the ISS has its own propulsion system, generally it is the Progress vehicle that will perform periodic reboost maneuvers to maintain the ISS orbital altitude. The Progress is approximately the same size as the Soyuz, but it has a slightly higher mass at launch of approximately 7150 kg. The Progress spacecraft docks automatically to the ISS, and the TORU [Teleoperated Control System-Manual Docking System on Zarya] system acts as a backup remote control docking system. Progress is composed of three modules : the Cargo Module, the Refueling Module, and the Instrument/Propulsion Module. A modified version of the Progress M, called the Progress M1, is planned for operation with the ISS. This version will have more propellant tanks for refueling, as the entire Refueling Module is devoted to fuel. Water will be carried in the Cargo Module. The Progress payload includes cargo in the pressurized Cargo Module and propellant in the Refueling Module. Excess propellant that is usually in the propulsion system tanks in the Instrumentation/Propulsion Module can also be used by the ISS.

OBS

Progress supply vehicle; Progress cargo ship; Progress cargo craft; Progress resupply ship: terms officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Progress M1-3 cargo spacecraft, M-44 craft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

La station sera ravitaillée par un premier Progress M1. Ce vaisseau automatique [...] apportera principalement les tonnes de carburant nécessaires pour maintenir l'altitude et l'orientation de la station.

OBS

vaisseau-cargo Progress; vaisseau de ravitaillement Progress; vaisseau Progress : termes uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

PHR

Vaisseau-cargo Progress-M.

PHR

Vaisseau-cargo Progress non habité.

Spanish

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Record 10 2000-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Safety Devices (Mechanical Components)
DEF

A valve that is automatically closed by the safety control system or by an emergency device to completely shut off the fuel supply to the burner. The valve may be opened automatically, or it may have to be manually opened. Honeywell V5055 Industrial Gas Valves are used with Fluid Power actuators to provide a family of automatic safety shutoff valves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Organes de sécurité (Composants mécaniques)

Spanish

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Record 11 1994-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
  • Safety Devices (Mechanical Components)
DEF

A device to shut down the burner when the water level in a boiler falls to a predetermined, dangerously low level.

DEF

In a boiler system, a device that automatically shuts off the fuel supply when the surface of the water falls to the lowest safe waterline.

CONT

In a steam system ... there may ... be a low-water-cutoff.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
  • Organes de sécurité (Composants mécaniques)
CONT

Interrupteur de manque d'eau. - Chaque chaudière doit être équipée d'un dispositif de manque d'eau dont le rôle est de couper immédiatement le brûleur s'il en était ainsi. Ce dispositif déclenche souvent simultanément un signal acoustique ou optique. L'effet de coupure résulte de l'action d'un aimant permanent séparé par une mince cloison amagnétique d'un second aimant qui actionne le levier du dispositif interrupteur.

OBS

Ce dispositif est imposé par le DTU 65.11 «Dispositifs de sécurité des installations de chauffage central concernant le bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 12 1993-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
OBS

Fuel supply system for IC engine

OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

OBS

Powered industrial trucks - terminology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
OBS

Équipements d'alimentation pour moteurs thermiques.

OBS

Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

Terminologie des chariots de manutention automoteurs.

Spanish

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Record 13 1986-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • HVAC Distribution Systems
  • Geophysics
CONT

In Reykjavik, supplementary fuel, storage tanks and overpumping are all used to achieve an economic optimum for the entire heat supply system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distribution et évacuation (chauffage et conditionnement d'air)
  • Géophysique

Spanish

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Record 14 1986-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Both the carburated fuel system and the fuel-injection system do the same job. That is to supply a combustible mixture of air and fuel to the engine cylinders.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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Record 15 1985-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Gas and Oil Heating
CONT

There are a number of performance factors that determine how well your heating system is able to supply heat to your home. For all non-electric heating systems there are two basic approaches to defining efficient performance. Both measure the percentage of heat available in a fuel that is actually delivered as heat to the house. Steady state efficiency is a performance factor that is easily measured over a short period of time. It indicates the performance of a system that has been running long enough to allow all furnace components to reach their normal operating temperatures... Seasonal efficiency...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Chauffage au gaz et au mazout

Spanish

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Record 16 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
OBS

for maximum power with wide open throttle an extremely rich mixture is required to supply this added fuel, an economizer valve or power jet is included in the system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

un dosage de puissance est obtenu à l'aide d'un gicleur supplémentaire dit "de puissance".

Spanish

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Record 17 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
OBS

the idle fuel supply system supplies fuel and air at low engine speed when we want slow controlled engine operation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

le système de ralenti fournit l'alimentation d'essence et d'air qui assure le fonctionnement régulier du moteur à faible régime.

Spanish

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