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GAS MACHINERY [8 records]

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Record 1 2017-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
Universal entry(ies)
8412
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Oil and gas well drilling workers operate drilling and service rig machinery as intermediate members of the rig crew. Oil and gas well services operators drive trucks and operate specialized hydraulic pumping systems to place cement in wells or to treat wells with chemicals, sand mixtures or gases to stimulate production. Workers in this unit group are employed by drilling and well service contractors and by petroleum producing companies.

OBS

8412: classification system code in the National Occupational Classification.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Extraction du pétrole et du gaz naturel
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
8412
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Les travailleurs du forage des puits de pétrole et de gaz occupent des postes intermédiaires au sein d'équipes de forage et font fonctionner des installations de forage et des montages d'entretien. Les travailleurs de l'entretien des puits de pétrole et de gaz conduisent des camions et utilisent des systèmes hydrauliques de pompage pour cimenter ou traiter des puits à l'aide d'agents chimiques ou de mélanges de sables ou de gaz pour augmenter la production. Le personnel de ce groupe de base travaille dans des entreprises de forage et d'entretien des puits et dans des sociétés productrices de pétrole.

OBS

8412 : code du système de classification de la Classification nationale des professions.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Suspension (Mechanical Components)
DEF

A device for cushioning, damping, or reversing the motion of a piece of machinery, consisting of a cylinder in which a piston operates to create a pressure or vacuum on an enclosed gas or to force a fluid in or out of the chamber through narrow openings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Suspension (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

[Un amortisseur est un] cylindre présentant une fuite réglable pour le fluide sur lequel s'appuie un piston lié à un organe en mouvement, en vue d'atténuer les impulsions auxquelles cet organe est exposé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Suspensión (Componentes mecánicos)
DEF

Dispositivo que mantiene o minimiza un efecto o suprime vibraciones en un mecanismo o parte del mismo.

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Record 3 2015-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Breadmaking
DEF

... a slow-moving endless belt, or a conveyor supporting either trays, buckets or canvas loops which serve as dough carriers, with the entire assembly being enclosed in a housing.

CONT

In the manufacture of bread, there is specialized piece of machinery called the intermediate proofer which receives the dough pieces as they come from the rounder. Gas is generated as the dough "relaxes" so that it is in better condition for molding [which is the next step. ]

OBS

first prover: This expression was found in only two english books and seems not to be used currently.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boulangerie
CONT

[...] il est nécessaire de prévoir [...] une chambre de repos conditionnée [...] où les pâtons, placés sur une chaîne de transport, au cours d'un simple va-et-vient, séjournent quelques instants, avant d'être acheminés vers la façonneuse [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

As a part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Catastrophic Failure Prevention Program, the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division under contract to the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center conducted a turbine disk containment test. The purpose was to demonstrate the containment capability of the Kevlar ring against full-size T53 engine rotor fragments.

OBS

containment : Demonstrated ability to retain every part within machine, following mechanical breakup of portion or whole of moving machinery, especially rotating portions of gas turbine engine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Essai destiné à démontrer qu'une pièce pouvant se rompre (aube de turbine par exemple) ne sortira pas du moteur en cas de rupture, les carters extérieurs de celui-ci étant suffisamment robustes pour ne pas être traversés par la pièce rompue.

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil and Gas Distribution Facilities
DEF

A manufactory of gas, with all the machinery and appurtenances; a place where gas is generated for lighting cities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Install. de distrib. (Pétrole et gaz naturel)
CONT

De 1836 à 1937, en lieu et place de l'actuel Parc de Choisy, se trouvait un site de stockage de gaz de ville. La construction de 7 gazomètres (énormes cloches-réservoirs en partie enterrées) imposèrent une sécurisation préalable des terrains souminés par d'anciennes carrières souterraines. En leur aplomb fut ainsi érigés de massifs ouvrages de confortation; ils épousaient parfaitement les formes circulaires des gazomètres.

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
DEF

A gas burner relying on machinery to bring in combustion air. Several methods are used to get air into the combustion chamber. [They are the forced-draft burner, the induced-draft burner and the fan mix burner methods. ]

Key term(s)
  • mechanical-draught burner

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
OBS

tirage mécanique / mechanical draft.

Spanish

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Record 7 1996-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
  • Shipbuilding
OBS

Canada Shipping Act, revoked the Liquified Petroleum Gas Regulations, the Steamship Machinery Construction Order, the Steamship Machinery Construction Regulations and the Steamship Machinery Inspection Regulations on April 26, 1990

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
  • Constructions navales
OBS

Loi sur la marine marchande du Canada, abroge le Règlement sur le gaz de pétrole liquéfié, l'Ordonnance sur la construction des machines des navires à vapeur, le Règlement sur la construction des machines des navires à vapeur et le Règlement sur l'inspection des machines de navires le 26 avril 1990

Spanish

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Record 8 1993-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Industries - General
OBS

Used to monitor solids flow, liquid, or gas cavitation, machinery faults, and valve leaks. The non-invasive sensors detect friction and impacts generated by leaks, flow, or gas cavitation. The sensors are utilized by attaching to the outside of chutes, pipes, or valves. Alarm and analog outputs may be adjusted by the user to determined setpoints.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Industries - Généralités

Spanish

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