TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

GAS SEPARATOR [25 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2025-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

... a mass spectrometer... [has] four units... :(1) the inlet system,(2) the ion source,(3) the system for accelerating the ions, and(4) the ion separator, collector, amplifier and readout system.... The ion source ionizes, usually by electron bombardment, the neutral molecules of the sample gas or vapor.

Key term(s)
  • ionizer
  • ionization source

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Chimie analytique
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Un spectromètre de masse comprend quatre éléments essentiels : [...] - un système de prélèvement et de transport de l'échantillon vers la source d'ions; une source d'ions qui produit des ions à partir de la substance à analyser, les accélère et en forme un faisceau de largeur et d'ouverture angulaire convenables; - un analyseur [...]; - un détecteur [...]

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2017-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fuel Cells (Electr.)
DEF

Conductive plate in a fuel cell stack that acts as an anode for one cell and a cathode for the adjacent cell ... The plate usually incorporates flow channels for the fluid feeds and may also contain conduits for heat transfer.

CONT

Because of the configuration of a flat plate cell,..., the interconnect becomes a separator plate with two functions : 1) to provide an electrical series connection between adjacent cells, specifically for flat plate cells, and 2) to provide a gas barrier that separates the fuel and oxidant of adjacent cells.

CONT

The separator plates provide the electrical series connection between cells and physically separate the oxidant flow of one cell from the fuel flow of the adjacent cell.

CONT

While the current SOFC [Solid oxide fuel cell] operates at 1000 °C, this high temperature has limited the materials that can be used for the various cell components (electrolyte, anode, cathode, and interconnect or bipolar plate) to relatively expensive ceramic compositions.

CONT

[In the] SOFC ... [the] electrolyte, anode, cathode and interconnect or bipolar plate [have] relatively expensive ceramic composition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Piles à combustible (Électricité)
DEF

Plaque utilisée pour brancher des piles à combustible en série.

CONT

[Les] plaques [bipolaires] assurent diverses fonctions dans un assemblage (stack) de piles à combustible : distribution du gaz dans chaque pile de l'assemblage, séparation et distribution des fluides, conductivité électrique et support des piles.

CONT

Le cœur de [la] pile [à membrane électrolyte polymérique (PEMFC)] [...] est mis en série avec le suivant par un interconnecteur qui assure une triple fonction : amener les gaz réactifs au contact des électrodes, transférer le courant électrique d'un cœur de pile à son voisin et évacuer la chaleur produite.

Spanish

Save record 2

Record 3 2017-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Air Pollution
DEF

A measure of the soiling properties of suspended particles in air determined by drawing a measured volume of air through a known area of Whatman number four filter paper for a measured period of time, expressed as a Coefficient of Haze (COH)/1000 linear feet, or equivalent.

OBS

soiling : The visible damage to materials by deposition of air pollutants. Soiling may be used as an index for collector efficiency by relating the quantities of gas before and after passage through a separator which are necessary to produce equal soiling of a standard filter paper.

OBS

soiling index: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Pollution de l'air
CONT

Le programme de surveillance de la qualité générale de l'air en région urbaine, [qui] relève du Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA) mis en œuvre par les gouvernements fédéral et provincial, a permis [...] d'évaluer l'indice de souillure (coefficient de transmission), la quantité totale de particules en suspension dans l'air et la quantité de particules pouvant être inhalées.

OBS

salissure : Apport indésirable adhérant aux surfaces et altérant certaines caractéristiques d'aspect ou de toucher des surfaces propres (synonyme «souillure»).

OBS

indice de souillure : terme retenu par Environment Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA).

Spanish

Save record 3

Record 4 2012-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Technology - Equipment
  • Dust Removal
DEF

A metallic element used to remove moisture or condensable hydrocarbons from a gas stream in an oil and gas separator. The moisture condenses on the metal surface, and the liquid is removed from the separator along with other separated liquids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareillage (Technologie pétrolière)
  • Dépoussiérage
DEF

Appareil effectuant la séparation des particules liquides en suspension dans un courant gazeux.

CONT

Enviro-Chem Systems, filiale de Monsanto, annonce la mise au point d'un nouveau dévésiculeur Brink à haute performance (HP), spécialement conçu pour traiter les brouillards formés lors de la fabrication de l'acide sulfurique et qui, dans cette application, peut remplacer l'équipement à haute vitesse (HV).

Key term(s)
  • séparateur de gouttelettes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo (Tecnología petrolera)
  • Eliminación del polvo
Save record 4

Record 5 2011-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

A device according to claim 13, characterized in that it includes a suspension cylinder suitable for sliding on the damper cylinder, the suspension cylinder having a first end closed on the wall of the damper cylinder by sealing means, and a second end closed by leakproof shutter means, the first piston having a rod secured to the suspension cylinder, the device including shutter means which close the first chamber on its side opposite from the first piston, and a separator piston disposed in such a manner that the shutter means lie between the first piston and said separator piston, the compensation hydraulic chamber being defined between the shutter means and the separator piston, each of said shutter means and said separator piston being provided with a respective hole in which the rod of the first piston is capable of sliding in leaktight manner, the enclosure defined between the separator piston and the shutter means shutting the second end of the suspension cylinder containing a suspension gas.

Key term(s)
  • separating piston
  • separation piston

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

Un piston de séparation est disposé dans le cylindre d'amortissement de manière à créer une chambre de compensation. Sur la Figure 5, cette chambre est donc délimitée par la face du bouchon opposée à la chambre, par la paroi interne du cylindre et par le piston séparateur. Ce dernier est un piston flottant qui est susceptible de coulisser à l'intérieur du cylindre d'amortissement et flotte sur le fluide contenu dans la chambre. Ce piston est pourvu d'un perçage dans lequel peut coulisser la tige du piston. Des moyens d'étanchéité (non représentés) sont prévus pour assurer l'étanchéité entre le piston et la tige et entre ledit piston et la paroi interne du cylindre d'amortissement.

Spanish

Save record 5

Record 6 2009-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrochemistry
  • Electrometallurgy
CONT

The solid oxide fuel cell has gas intake holes and gas discharge holes extending through four corners of a separator. A plurality of gas grooves and ridges are arranged alternately in the separator for distributing a fuel gas or an oxygen-containing gas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrochimie
  • Électrométallurgie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electroquímica
  • Electrometalurgia
Save record 6

Record 7 2006-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Technology - Maintenance
  • Oil and Gas Distribution Facilities
OBS

Pigging has been used for many years to clean larger diameter pipelines in the oil industry.... Pigging is the cleaning out of pipelines, between processes, with a special contoured plug or Pig. The pig is driven down the pipeline by compressed gas, fluid or even product to give a clean line ready for reuse. A pig can be used either as a separator between two products, or as a method of cleaning out the pipeline at the end of a batch transfer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Technologie pétrolière)
  • Install. de distrib. (Pétrole et gaz naturel)

Spanish

Save record 7

Record 8 2004-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Refining
  • Petroleum Technology - Equipment
DEF

A line(pipe) that comes out of a mud-gas separator and carries the separated gas a safe distance away from the rig. Usually, the gas is disposed of by burning, or flaring.

CONT

In some cases pockets in flare line are unavoidable. Pockets may drain the small knock out drums fitted with heating coils or pump-out pumps.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Raffinage du pétrole
  • Appareillage (Technologie pétrolière)
CONT

Les circuits de torche sont largement dimensionnés pour permettre une décompression rapide des installations. Ils doivent présenter une pente continue pour éviter tout point bas où pourraient se former des poches de liquide

Spanish

Save record 8

Record 9 2004-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A device that removes gas from the mud coming out of a well when a kick is being circulated out.

CONT

The Kem-Tron Mud Gas Separator is a skid mounted self-contained unit designed to separate and vent trip gas and heavily gas cut mud. Designed specifically for high-pressure wells the unit controls gas circulated to the surface by separating free gas from the mud and venting or flaring away from the well site.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
CONT

L'équipement prévu pour surveiller le fluide de forage de chaque circuit de fluide de forage comprend [...] un séparateur gaz/boue conforme aux exigences [...]

Spanish

Save record 9

Record 10 2004-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
CONT

Gas wells need to be tested to evaluate reservoir parameters. This is done by flowing the well effluent, often containing H2S, through a portable pressurized gas/liquid separator. The gas stream is then burnt using a flare stack.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière
CONT

[...] chacun des éléments ci-dessous constitue une installation de production de pétrole et de gaz [...] une station d'injection d'eau [...] tout autre système de récipients et de matériel servant à assurer la production, l'injection ou l'élimination des produits et des sous-produits des effluents de puits.

Spanish

Save record 10

Record 11 2004-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solid Fuel Heating
DEF

Any of certain centrifugal devices for separating solid material from gases or liquids ....

CONT

The equipment included in these [storage] systems is as follows : Raw coal feeder, an air-swept pulverizer, an exhauster or blower, a source of hot air or flue gas, piping, a cyclone separator, a dust collector, vent fan, air lock, and transport system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage aux combustibles solides
CONT

Cyclones. Ils sont utilisés dans le cas de chauffe semi-directe ou indirecte afin de séparer le circuit des gaz, qui participent au broyage, du circuit d'air primaire qui transporte le charbon pulvérisé vers le brûleur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Calefacción por combustibles sólidos
DEF

Aparato utilizado para la separación de dos fases, generalmente sólida y fluida, mediante la acción de la fuerza centrífuga.

Save record 11

Record 12 2003-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Water Pollution
CONT

Two other heat-treating processes applied in sludge incineration are the flash-drying incineration system and the fluidized bed reactor. Flash drying involves pulverizing wet sludge cake with recycled dried solids in a cage mill. Hot gases from the incinerating furnace suspend the dispersed sludge particles up into a pipe duct where they are dried. A cyclone separator removes the dried solids from the moisture-laden hot gas which is returned to the furnace.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
  • Pollution de l'eau
OBS

[...] sous le nom de "flash roasting" (qu'on peut traduire par grillage éclair), on désigne la technique de Freeman [...] qui consiste à brûler littéralement la pyrite finement pulvérisée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de aguas residuales
  • Contaminación del agua
DEF

Eliminación del agua de un lodo de depuradora por tratamiento a una temperatura muy elevada.

Save record 12

Record 13 2003-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fuel Cells (Electr.)
DEF

[A fuel cell] that [is] structurally planar.

CONT

Because of the configuration of a flat plate cell... the interconnect becomes a separator plate with two functions : 1) to provide an electrical series connection between adjacent cells, specifically for flat plate cells and 2) to provide a gas barrier that separates the fuel and oxidant of adjacent cells.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Piles à combustible (Électricité)
OBS

[La technologie planaire] consiste en un sandwich de plaques céramiques reliées par l'interconnecteur séparant le combustible du comburant.

OBS

Trois types de configurations (tubulaire, plane et monolithique ont été étudiées à ce jour, les deux premières connaissant un développement technologique important.

Spanish

Save record 13

Record 14 2001-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Common Cabin Air Assembly(CCAA) in the U. S. On-Orbit Segment modules of ISS provides the capability to control the cabin air temperature, maintain the cabin air humidity level within limits, and generate ventilation air flow. The CCAA includes orbital replaceable unit(ORU) subassemblies for the fan, condensing heat exchanger, water/gas separator, liquid & temperature sensor, temperature control valve, and an electronics box. The Common Cabin Air Assembly is used in four U. S. modules : Hab, Lab, Node 2, and Airlock.

OBS

common cabin air assembly; CCAA: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

La Station spatiale internationale est encore embryonnaire et ne peut accueillir que 3 à 7 personnes. La gestion de l'air y tient un rôle primordial. Les ingénieurs de la NASA ont donc porté une attention toute particulière au système qui doit non seulement fournir l'oxygène et retirer le gaz carbonique de l'atmosphère de la cabine, mais également éviter l'accumulation d'autres gaz comme l'ammoniac et l'acétone produits en petites quantités par le corps humain.

OBS

système de gestion de l'air des modules américains; CCAA : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

Save record 14

Record 15 2001-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dust Removal
CONT

The gas treatment system comprises a cyclone or quench tower for particulate removal, condensors for removal of organics, activated carbon beds to control volatile organic compounds and a droplet separator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dépoussiérage
CONT

Le système de traitement des gaz comprend : un cyclone ou une tour de lavage pour enlever les particules, des condenseurs pour les substances organiques, des lits de charbon activé pour le contrôle des composés organiques volatils et un dévésiculeur.

Spanish

Save record 15

Record 16 2000-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Petroleum Technology - Instrumentation
DEF

A complete separator and volume meter integrated into a single vessel. Two-phase units separate oil and gas and meter the oil; three-phase units separate oil, water, and gas and meter the oil and water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Instruments (Technologie pétrolière)

Spanish

Save record 16

Record 17 2000-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

A vessel in which an emulsion is placed in order to heat the emulsion, remove water and gas, and render oil of acceptable quality to a pipeline.

CONT

Gun barrels have largely been replaced by unified heater-treater equipment ...

OBS

Heater-treaters are a combination of a heater, free-water knockout, and oil and gas separator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)

Spanish

Save record 17

Record 18 2000-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Oil Production
DEF

A single unit that acts as an oil and gas separator, an oil heater, and an oil-and water-treating vessel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Production pétrolière

Spanish

Save record 18

Record 19 2000-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Oil Production
DEF

An item of production equipment used to separate the liquid components of the well stream from the gaseous elements.

OBS

Separators may be vertical or horizontal, cylindrical vessels, or they may be spherical in shape. Separation of the oil and gas is accomplished principally by gravity, the heavier liquids falling to the bottom and the gas rising to the top. The gas leaves from the top of the separator, and the oil leaves from the bottom. A float valve or other liquid-level control regulates the level of oil in the bottom of the separator.

Key term(s)
  • oil-and-gas separator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Production pétrolière

Spanish

Save record 19

Record 20 1993-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
OBS

A representative medium-consistency system is shown in Figure 11-19. Pulp from a brown stock washer or decker at about 10-14% consistency is charged with caustic or oxidized white liquor. It is then preheated in a low-pressure steam mixer and pumped through one or more medium-consistency gas mixers to an upflow pressurized reaction tower. Steam and oxygen are added upstream of the medium-consistency mixer or are added directly into it. The reactor bottom may be hemispherical or conical, and the top is equipped with a discharger.... The stock is depressurized through a separator where steam is flashed and small amounts of by-product gases, oxygen and other noncondensibles are released.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation de la pâte à papier

Spanish

Save record 20

Record 21 1991-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
  • Pollutants
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

The visible damage to materials by deposition of air pollutants. Soiling may be used as an index for collector efficiency by relating the quantities of gas before and after passage through a separator which are necessary to produce equal soiling of a standard filter paper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Agents de pollution
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
CONT

La salissure des glaces du système optique en contact avec la fumée ou avec l'air extérieur peut être évitée par des détails d'exécution et de montage. La fidélité du système optique peut être assurée par une réalisation qui réduit ou annule les variations d'intensité de la source lumineuse.

OBS

La particule qui provoque cette salissure s'appelle aussi une salissure (en anglais "soiling particulate").

Spanish

Save record 21

Record 22 1990-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refrigerating Machines and Appliances
OBS

Oil separator : Device to separate refrigerant oil from refrigerant gas and return the oil to compressor crankcase.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines frigorifiques
OBS

Séparateurs d'huile (...) Trois principes généraux sont utilisés pour assurer la séparation de l'huile des fluides frigorigènes, à savoir: ralentissement de la vapeur jusqu'à une vitesse telle que les gouttelettes ne soient plus maintenues en suspension dans le courant gazeux; ralentissement moins prononcé accompagné de changements de direction et de chocs sur un chicanage convenablement combiné (...); séparation centrifuge des gouttelettes d'huile accompagnée ou non d'un dispositif à chocs (...) D'une façon générale on admet que, dans le cas d'une séparation d'huile assurée uniquement par un ralentissement de vapeur, il faut réduire la vitesse à 0,5 ou à 0,6 m/s. Dans une séparateur garni d'un dispositif à tôle de chocs ou d'anneaux Raschig, on peut généralement calculer la section sur une vitesse de circulation comprise entre 0,7 et 1 m/s (...)

Spanish

Save record 22

Record 23 1988-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil and Gas Distribution Facilities
  • Gas Industry
CONT

It... classified as integral parts of its compressor stations, the compressors, compressor meters, suction scrubbers, cyclone separator, liquids drain tanks, utility gas pipes, fuel gas pipes and power gas pipes...

French

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

Spanish

Save record 23

Record 24 1986-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
CONT

A company in the United States has recently won the 1981 Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Achievement award for an effort related to reverse osmosis.... The company claims that this new "Prism" separator is particularly suited to the splitting off of such fast-permeating gases as hydrogen and/or carbon dioxide... While other more conventional processes for gas separations such as cryogenic systems, pressure-swing absorption and absorption in liquids are relatively energy-intensive, the new reverse osmosis process uses very little energy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique

Spanish

Save record 24

Record 25 1985-01-15

English

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

If the supply tank of a measuring assembly is normally to be completely emptied, the outlet of this tank must be fitted with an anti-swirl device, unless the measuring assembly incorporates a gas separator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
CONT

Si la vidange complète du réservoir d'alimentation d'un semble de mesurage est normalement prévue, l'orifice de sortie de ce réservoir doit être muni d'un dispositif antitourbillon, sauf dans le cas où l'installation comporte un séparateur de gaz.

Key term(s)
  • dispositif anti tourbillon

Spanish

Save record 25

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: