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GAS CAPSULE [4 records]

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Record 1 2010-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Scientific Instruments
DEF

A thin, disk-shaped box or capsule, usually metallic, partially evacuated and sealed, held extended by a spring which expands and contracts with changes in atmospheric pressure.

CONT

Aneroid barometer : An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure. It is constructed on the following principles : an aneroid capsule(Vidie capsule, which is a thin, disk-shaped box or capsule, usually metallic) is partially evacuated of gas, and is restrained from collapsing by an external or internal spring. The deflection of the spring will be nearly proportional to the difference between the internal and external pressures. Magnification of the spring deflection is obtained both by connecting capsules in series and by mechanical linkages.

OBS

The Aneroid of M. Vidi.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Instruments scientifiques
DEF

Boîte ou capsule, en forme de disque, à parois minces, souvent métallique, en partie sous vide et étanche, munie d'un ressort de retenue qui s'allonge ou se contracte selon les changements de la pression atmosphérique.

CONT

Le baromètre anéroïde (dit encore métallique) dont le capteur est constitué d'une capsule métallique étanche (la capsule de Vidi), à l'intérieur de laquelle on fait le vide. On mesure alors les déformations élastiques de cette capsule, fonctions des variations de pression; ce baromètre est un appareil de mesure relative qu'il convient d'étalonner avec soin et de contrôler régulièrement.

OBS

L'anéroîde de M. Vidi.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
  • Instrumentos científicos
OBS

Caja o cápsula en forma de disco, de paredes finas, con frecuencia metálica, en vacío parcial y con cierre hermético, dotada de un resorte que se ensancha o contrae por los cambios de la presión atmosférica.

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Record 2 2006-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging in Metal
DEF

A capsule used in beer cans to release gas into the liquid, creating a foamy, carbonated drink.

PHR

Fixed, floating widget.

Key term(s)
  • foam generating capsule

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages en métal

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
DEF

Method of applying fixed volume liquid and solid samples to g. c. ;the samples are sealed in... [an] aluminium capsule which is inserted into the g. c. injection block through a pressure-tight lock system where a fixed needle pierces the capsule and the sample is transported by carrier gas to the column.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique

Spanish

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Record 4 1990-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
CONT

While considered the safest of diving systems, the hard-hat rig is nonetheless subject to hazards.

CONT

Deep diving systems. With the increase in offshore oil and gas drilling, and with offshore mining being contemplated, a more efficient system of diving deep has been developed. This system, called either deep dive system(DDS) or advanced dive system(ADS), incorporates a pressurized personnel transfer capsule(PTC), like an elevator, in which the divers ascend and descend rapidly to working depths. The divers, employing mixed-gas hookah breathing apparatus and wearing lightweight suits, emerge from the PTC to work.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
CONT

Équipement intégré de plongée: 1. Hublot frontal; 2. Casque rigide; 3. Plastron rigide; 4. Alimentation téléphone; 5. Vêtement étanche au Néoprène; 6. Alimentation du mélange respirable; 7. Détendeur plongeur; 8. Vanne de sécurité; 9. Alimentation chauffage; 10. Détendeur-déverseur vêtement; 11. Soupape de casque. Ce scaphandre autonome de plongée professionnelle permet les plongées d'intervention ou à saturation jusqu'à une profondeur de 300 m et par une température environnante de - 2 °C, à partir de la surface ou d'habitacles immergés.

Spanish

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