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INHALATION VALVE [4 records]

Record 1 2013-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protective Clothing
CONT

Contains inhalation valve which opens when you inhale and then closes to prevent expelled air from going into breathing tube – Prevents cross contamination.

OBS

Respiratory protective devices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements de protection
CONT

Comporte une soupape d'inspiration qui s’ouvre quand vous inspirez, puis qui se referme pour empêcher l’air expiré de pénétrer dans le tube respiratoire. Empêche la contamination croisée.

OBS

Appareils de protection respiratoire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
CONT

The common mouthpiece is a thin flange which fits outside the teeth but inside the lips. Two protusions inside the mouthpiece are held by the teeth. This keeps the teeth apart and the mouthpiece secure.

CONT

The deflector vane found in the ALPHA7 diverts airflow from the valve directly to the mouthpiece, producing smooth ventury-assisted inhalation.

OBS

mouthpiece: Terminology officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
DEF

Partie d'un appareil de protection respiratoire qu'on introduit dans la bouche et qui est reliée à un dispositif d'épuration d'air ou à une source de gaz respirable, ou les deux.

OBS

embout buccal : Terminologie adoptée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Buceo (Deportes)
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Record 3 1986-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

economizer bag :[Passenger Oxygen] masks... when the wearer inhales, oxygen is withdrawn from the economizer bag through the inhalation valve.

CONT

reservoir bag: An oxygen mask for a constant-flow system is designed so that some ambient air is mixed with the oxygen. The complete mask usually includes an oronasal face piece, a reservoir bag, valves, a supply hose, and a coupling fitting. Some models include a flow indicator in the supply hose.

OBS

economizer: The economizer in a continuous-flow oxygen system ... is a reservoir in which the oxygen exhaled or passing by the user is collected for recirculation in the system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

sac-réservoir : équivalent tiré du Manuel des agents de bord d'Air Canada, avion 767, pub. 356, chap. 8, p. 9.

OBS

sac-réservoir : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Spanish

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Record 4 1981-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

A valve incorporated in an oxygen system whereby inhalation of air is possible and aspiration of water is prevented in the case of disconnection from the oxygen supply and subsequent immersion in water, as in the survival situation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

Soupape incorporée dans un équipement d'oxygène pour permettre l'inhalation d'air tout en empêchant l'aspiration de l'eau s'il y a déconnection de la source d'oxygène et immersion dans l'eau, comme c'est le cas dans certaines situations de survie en mer.

Spanish

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