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GASHOLDER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Storage of Oil and Natural Gas
- Gas Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gasholder
1, record 1, English, gasholder
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gas holder 2, record 1, English, gas%20holder
correct
- gasometer 3, record 1, English, gasometer
correct, Great Britain
- gas tank 4, record 1, English, gas%20tank
correct
- gazometer 5, record 1, English, gazometer
avoid, obsolete
- gas-holder 6, record 1, English, gas%2Dholder
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] large tank or cylindrical reservoir of gas, as at a gas works, to be piped to homes, factories, etc. 7, record 1, English, - gasholder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The gas produced is stored in bell-type gasholders working at a pressure of 15 to 20 g/cm². These gasholders can be built for capacities up to 15,000 m³. 8, record 1, English, - gasholder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gazometer: Obsolete form of gasometer. 5, record 1, English, - gasholder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "gasholder bell" is more specific. 9, record 1, English, - gasholder
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stockage du pétrole et du gaz naturel
- Industrie du gaz
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gazomètre
1, record 1, French, gazom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réservoir dans lequel le gaz manufacturé était emmagasiné à volume variable et sous pression pratiquement constante, généralement de l'ordre de 100 à 300 mm d'eau. 2, record 1, French, - gazom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gaz produit est stocké dans des cloches gazo-métriques fonctionnant sous une pression de 15 à 20 g/cm². Ces gazomètres peuvent être construits pour des volumes de 15 000 m³. 3, record 1, French, - gazom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Stockages de gaz [...] Gazomètres. Ils peuvent être à volume constant sous pression variable ou à volume variable sous pression constante. Dans ce dernier cas ils peuvent être secs ou à cuve d'eau. Un gazomètre à cuve d'eau ou hydraulique ou télescopique est constitué par une cloche dont le guidage peut être radial, tangentiel ou hélicoïdal, et qui plonge dans une cuve remplie d'eau. La capacité de tels gazomètres peut aller jusqu'à 300 000 m³. 4, record 1, French, - gazom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces énormes cuves ont été remplacées par des stockages fermés sous une pression beaucoup plus forte. 2, record 1, French, - gazom%C3%A8tre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Almacenaje de petróleo y gas natural
- Industria del gas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- gasómetro
1, record 1, Spanish, gas%C3%B3metro
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Depósito para el almacenamiento de gases. 1, record 1, Spanish, - gas%C3%B3metro
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-08-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- waste gas burner 1, record 2, English, waste%20gas%20burner
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The gasholder bell is normally designed to hold 5 to 10 l(1 to 2 gal) per head of population, amounting to 20 to 40% of the daily output. If the gas is not recovered it is either discharged direct into the atmosphere or, preferably, it is run to a waste gas burner. 2, record 2, English, - waste%20gas%20burner
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- torchère
1, record 2, French, torch%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les] gazomètres ont une cloche dont la capacité est généralement calculée à raison de 5 à 10 l par habitant, soit 20 à 40% de la production journalière. Dans le cas où le gaz n'est pas récupéré, il est soit rejeté directement à l'atmosphère, soit de préférence dirigé vers une torchère où il est brûlé. 2, record 2, French, - torch%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Combustión y combustibles (Hogares o chimeneas)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- quemador de gas residual
1, record 2, Spanish, quemador%20de%20gas%20residual
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- quemador del gas digestor 1, record 2, Spanish, quemador%20del%20gas%20digestor
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1982-08-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dome of digester
1, record 3, English, dome%20of%20digester
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The injected gas taken from the gasholder or the dome of the digester is forced through diffusers or vertical pipes at the rate of about 0. 8 m3/h m2(2. 6 ft3/ft2 h). 1, record 3, English, - dome%20of%20digester
Record 3, Key term(s)
- digester dome
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- calotte de digesteur
1, record 3, French, calotte%20de%20digesteur
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gaz injecté prélevé dans le gazomètre ou dans la calotte supérieure du digesteur est refoulé à travers des diffuseurs ou des cannes plongeantes verticales sous un débit d'environ 0,8 m3 / h. m2. 1, record 3, French, - calotte%20de%20digesteur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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