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GAP GAUGE [3 records]

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Record 1 2005-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Switchgear (Rail Transport)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
CONT

A complete range of push along recording trolleys that are designed and manufactured for the specific measurement of various track parameters, including gauge, cross level, twist over a preset base and Rail Top. The SG Series also includes the measurement of Flangeway Gap(both rails) for also recording the clearance between left-hand rail and switch blade or check rail and clearance between right-hand rail and switch blade or check rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Voies ferrées
OBS

On écrirait mieux «charriot».

OBS

charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
CONT

material measure("passive" measuring instrument) : A measuring instrument reproducing in a permanent fashion during its use one or more known values of a given quantity. Examples :... a gap gauge for checking cylinder diameters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
CONT

mesure matérialisée : Instrument de mesurage reproduisant d'une façon permanente, pendant l'emploi, une ou plusieurs valeurs connues d'une grandeur donnée. Exemples : (...) calibre à mâchoires de contrôle des diamètres de cylindres.

Spanish

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Record 3 1987-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
  • Measuring Instruments
DEF

a compact dial gauge of limited accuracy for measuring differential pressures. The active element is a twisted bourdon tube with a flat magnetic armature attached which rotates when pressure is applied, thus changing the air gap between it and the sensing circuit, changing the inductance. The resultant signal is used to modulate a carrier voltage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
  • Appareils de mesure
DEF

manomètre compact, à cadran à degré de précision limité, servant à mesurer les pressions différentielles. L'élément actif est un tube de Bourdon cintré dont une extrémité de section aplatie est fixée à une source de pression. Lorsque la pression est appliquée, l'extrémité libre tend à se rapprocher d'une section circulaire, ce qui réduit l'espace d'air entre l'extrémité et le circuit senseur, modifiant ainsi l'inductance; le signal résultant est utilisé pour modifier une tension porteuse.

Spanish

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