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GAIN SLOPE [2 records]

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Record 1 2006-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mine Passages
DEF

The main working gallery or entry of a coal seam which dips at an angle and along which mine cars are hauled ...

CONT

Three methods, drift, slope, and shaft(or various combinations thereof), are used to gain access to coal located too deep underground for surface mining.... A slope is an inclined opening driven to work a seam with a downward inclination, or to reach from the surface to a seam or between seams.

OBS

When not open at one end to the surface, it is known as an inside slope.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Galeries et soles (Mines)
DEF

[...] galerie [en pente] débouchant au jour.

CONT

Lorsque le gîte est à profondeur modérée, on l'atteint à partir de la surface par une galerie inclinée, ou «fendue», dont la pente admissible est limitée à environ 18° [...]

OBS

Lorsque la pente est forte, c'est un puits incliné.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems
DEF

Deviation which exists between the normal flow curve and an idealised flow curve of slope equal to normal flow gain. Linearity is defined as the maximum deviation and expressed as a percentage of rated signal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions mécaniques
DEF

Ecart qui existe entre la courbe de débit moyen et la courbe du débit idéale dont la pente serait égale au gain moyen en débit. On définit la linéarité par l'écart maximal et on l'exprime en pourcentage du signal nominal.

Spanish

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