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Record 1 2025-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demolition (Military)
CONT

Ballistic breaching uses a projectile weapon to make an opening. Weapon selection can range from small arms to tank main guns.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Destruction (Militaire)
Key term(s)
  • ouverture de brèches balistique

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracked Vehicles (Military)
  • Armour
DEF

An armoured fighting vehicle designed to defeat and protect against a main battle tank at direct-fire ranges up to 3000 m and dismounted troops up to 800 m.

CONT

The Leopard [family of vehicles] are Canada’s main heavy armoured combat vehicles used today both domestically and in combat operations overseas.

OBS

A heavy armoured fighting vehicle is designed to destroy all types of armoured fighting vehicles.

OBS

heavy armoured fighting vehicle; hy AFV: designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

Key term(s)
  • heavy armored fighting vehicle
  • heavy armored combat vehicle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules chenillés (Militaire)
  • Arme blindée
DEF

Véhicule blindé de combat conçu pour se protéger contre un char de combat principal situé à une distance propice aux tirs directs pouvant atteindre 3000 mètres et des troupes à pied situées à au plus 800 mètres ainsi que pour les vaincre.

CONT

La [famille de véhicules] Leopard regroupe les principaux véhicules blindés de combat lourds du Canada utilisés à l'heure actuelle au Canada et lors des opérations de combat à l'étranger.

OBS

Un véhicule blindé de combat lourd est conçu pour détruire tous les types de véhicules blindés de combat.

OBS

véhicule blindé de combat lourd; VBCL : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Supply
  • Long-Distance Pipelines
CONT

The drop box is a tank of effluent fluid where the inflow of wastewater is higher than the outflow. Its main purpose is to account for sloping properties by creating a point where wastewater can drop directly downward, before continuing through the pipe system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation en eau
  • Canalisations à grande distance
CONT

Quand le chenal a une pente longitudinale supérieure à 5 %, installer des ouvrages de rupture de pente (p. ex. des ouvrages de chute) aux endroits critiques de la voie d'eau de manière à réduire la pente.

Spanish

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Record 4 2022-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Armour
  • Tracked Vehicles (Military)
CONT

Generally, tank armor provides excellent protection to the crew. Across the frontal 60-degree arc, the tank is impenetrable to all weapons except heavy [anti-tank] missiles or guns and the main gun on enemy tanks.

PHR

frontal tank armour

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arme blindée
  • Véhicules chenillés (Militaire)
PHR

blindage frontal de char

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fuerzas blindadas
  • Vehículos de oruga (Militar)
CONT

¿Cuáles son las ventajas de usar uranio empobrecido como blindaje de tanque? ¿Por qué lo usa el ejército estadounidense?

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Record 5 2022-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

The auxiliary fuel tank provides additional fuel capacity that can be transferred to the main fuel tank as desired in order to extend the [vehicle's] operational range.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

réservoir auxiliaire : désignation uniformisée par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Componentes mecánicos
  • Alimentación de combustible (Vehículos automotores)
  • Industria aeronáutica
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Record 6 2021-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bearings and Bearing Systems (Mechanical Components)
  • Weapon Systems
CONT

The enormous weight of the turret and the poorly designed turret bearings meant the tank had to be on flat ground in order to traverse the main gun. Nor could the gun be fired while on the move.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paliers, coussinets et roulements (Composants mécaniques)
  • Systèmes d'armes

Spanish

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Record 7 2021-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage of Water
  • Transport of Water (Water Supply)
CONT

One of the first things an installation contractor will do when evaluating an existing residence or new home site is check the pressure of the city water supply(if there is one), as this is the default option to supply a fire sprinkler system. This may simply involve placing a pressure gauge on a hose outlet and turning it on. If the water main doesn’t deliver sufficient pressure..., the contractor will have to look at alternate options, whether that involves adding a pump to boost the pressure of the city water or using an elevated tank, a pressure tank, or a standard tank with a pump.

OBS

elevated tank: designation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stockage des eaux
  • Adduction d'eau (Alimentation en eau)
OBS

réservoir surélevé : désignation uniformisée par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 8 2020-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracked Vehicles (Military)
  • Armour
DEF

A tracked and armoured fighting vehicle intended for sustained and independent operation on the battlefield.

OBS

battle tank: The use of this term should be avoided in Canada.

OBS

main battle tank; battle tank : designations extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

OBS

main battle tank; MBT : designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

main battle tank; MBT : designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules chenillés (Militaire)
  • Arme blindée
DEF

Véhicule de combat chenillé et blindé conçu pour les opérations soutenues et autonomes sur le champ de bataille.

OBS

char de combat : L'emploi de ce terme devrait être évité au Canada.

OBS

char de bataille; char de combat : désignations tirées du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

OBS

char de combat principal; CCP : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

char de combat principal; CCP : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

char de combat : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vehículos de oruga (Militar)
  • Fuerzas blindadas
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Record 9 2020-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
CONT

[The] automatic target tracker(ATT) is one... improvement in main [the] battle tank... ATT performs normalized area correlation algorithm on real time video and computes the deviation of target with respect to bore-sight(tracking window) and sends error signal to the main sight system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif

Spanish

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Record 10 2017-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Land Equipment (Military)
  • Weapon Systems (Land Forces)
DEF

In war-gaming, the state of a tank whose main armament is out of action either because the crew is unable to operate it, or because its associated equipment has been so damaged as to render it inoperable and irreparable by the crew on the battlefield.

OBS

firepower kill; F-Kill: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel terrestre (Militaire)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces terrestres)
DEF

Dans le contexte de jeu de guerre, état d'un char dont l'armement principal est rendu hors service soit parce que l'équipage ne peut plus le faire fonctionner, soit en raison des dommages à l'équipement connexe qui le rendent inutilisable et dont la réparation ne peut être effectuée sur le champ de bataille.

OBS

destruction puissance de feu; destruction-F; destr-F : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

destruction - puissance de feu; destruction-F : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 11 2017-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
CONT

The atmospheric drain tank of the system collects drains from various installations such as gland steam [and] air ejector steam... The main need of the atmospheric drain tank is to supply additional feed water to the system whenever needed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales

Spanish

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Record 12 2014-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Form Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Military Equipment Maintenance
  • Weapon Systems
Universal entry(ies)
DND 2136
form code, see observation
OBS

MBT :main battle tank.

OBS

DND 2136: form code used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • DND2136

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires (Forces armées)
  • Maintenance du matériel militaire
  • Systèmes d'armes
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DND 2136
form code, see observation
OBS

MBT: main battle tank (char de combat principal).

OBS

DND 2136 : code de formulaire utilisé par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Key term(s)
  • DND2136

Spanish

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Record 13 2012-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
CONT

The in-flight refuelling system consisted of two pipes which siphoned fuel from the pair of 25-litre containers behind the seats. One pipe at a time fitted through a hole in the cap of the main tank.

CONT

The inflight refueling system should be ground checked for leaks before a flight on which firing of guns is anticipated following inflight refueling.

Key term(s)
  • in-flight refueling system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)

Spanish

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Record 14 2012-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
  • Administrative Structures (Publ. Admin.)
CONT

The task force concluded that departments, not a centralized policy unit or think tank, must continue to be the main focus of policy work.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Structures de l'administration publique
CONT

Le groupe de travail a conclu que les ministères devaient demeurer les principaux responsables du travail d'élaboration des politiques, par opposition à la formule d'une unité spécialisée dans ce domaine ou d'un groupe de réflexion centralisé.

Spanish

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Record 15 2011-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems (Land Forces)
  • Target Acquisition
CONT

... the gun barrels are fitted with muzzle velocity sensors, which are linked to the fire control computer, so the actual speed of the round can be taken into account when the computer calculates the lead angle necessary to hit a moving target. This is necessary as the speed of the round when leaving the barrel may vary depending on the ammunition manufacture date and age, moisture content, the barrel wear, etc.

CONT

Projectile muzzle velocity sensor mounted on T-84 MBT [main battle tank] turret roof. As an option, the tank fire-control system can also include a projectile muzzle velocity sensor, which measures the velocity in question and feeds information to the tank's fire control ballistic computer after each firing of the gun to allow to automatically correct for gun bore wear, charge temperature and other factors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces terrestres)
  • Acquisition d'objectif

Spanish

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Record 16 2011-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
DEF

Covered pit with open-jointed lining in its bottom portions into which raw sewage is discharged, the liquid portion of the sewage being disposed of by seeping or leaching into the surrounding porous soil, and the solids or sludge being retained in the pit to undergo partial decomposition before occasional or intermittent removal.

CONT

... a cesspool is shaped like a tank, with perforations permitting the effluent to seep out into the soil, while the sewage and household solids remain to undergo bacterial degradation.

OBS

Cesspools may be either watertight or leaching.

OBS

The use of cesspools for disposal of sewage and their installation are acceptable in some localities, only if no health hazard will result from such installation or use and if approval is obtained before work is begun from the health department having jurisdiction.

OBS

cesspool; cesspit : We haven’t been able to clearly distinguish those two terms, considered as synonyms by some authors but as different concepts by others. The main distinction noted is that "cesspool" is described as a "pit or receptacle having porous walls... "and "a perforated tank", whereas "cesspit" refers to "an underground pit with no set form"...

OBS

cesspool; leaching cesspool; dry well: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
DEF

Puits destiné à la réception des eaux usées en vue de leur épuration par percolation dans le sol.

OBS

Ces puits ne doivent être autorisés qu'après une étude démontrant l'impossibilité d'une contamination des nappes souterraines.

OBS

puits perdu : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alcantarillas y drenaje
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Record 17 2010-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tempering of Metals
  • Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
CONT

Apart from the stress removing furnace, its main machinery and equipment [of a company which manufactures tank heads] consist of 450-500 tons bumping presses, flangers, smaller hydraulic presses, and shearing, drilling and handling equipment.

OBS

stress-relief heat treatment; stress relieving: Heating to a suitable temperature holding long enough to reduce residual stresses and then cooling slowly enough to minimize the development of new residual stresses.

Key term(s)
  • stress relieving oven
  • stress-removing furnace

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recuit (Métal)
  • Fours (Métallurgie)
CONT

recuit : Traitement thermique consistant en un chauffage d'un produit métallurgique à une température suffisante pour assurer son équilibre physico-chimique et structural, suivi d'un refroidissement lent. [...] Les fours de recuit ont des formes très diverses suivant le profil des produits à chauffer : fours continus à passage, pour barres, feuillards, bandes, pièces de petites dimensions; fours à cloche, pour fils, feuillards en bobines; fours statiques à moufle, pour pièces de fonderie et lingots.

Spanish

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Record 18 2010-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Extinguishing Agents
DEF

A type of foam concentrate proportioning system in which a pump and appropriate devices feed the concentrate to a metering orifice or controller at the same pressure as that of the water supply.

CONT

Balanced pressure proportioner: The use of a separate pump for transporting and pressurizing foam concentrate to be delivered in the correct proportions to a flowing water stream offers the greatest advantage for reliable and accurate operation of a foam concentrate proportioning system which must function at varying rates of volume or pressure during its use. ... The balanced pressure system ... relies on: (1) a hydraulically monitored pressure control valve in a bypass foam concentrate line from a pump, and (2) a correctly sized venturi-type proportioning controller in the water line for correct and automatic proportioning over wide ranges of flow.

CONT

Balanced-pressure proportioners and around-the-pump proportioners are both systems that are built into the apparatus fire pump. Apparatus equipped with a balanced-pressure proportioner have a foam concentration line connected to each discharge outlets. This line is supplied by a foam concentrate pump separate from the main fire pump. The foam concentrate pumps draws the concentrate from a fixed tank on the apparatus. This pump is designed to supply foam concentrate to a desired outlet at the same pressure at which the fire pump is supplyng water to that discharge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Agents extincteurs
OBS

proportionneur à pression équilibrée; injecteur à pression équilibrée : propositions confirmées par le Centre de secours de l'Association nationale des sapeurs pompiers volontaires, en France.

Spanish

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Record 19 2009-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

A less likely reason for the Tank 2 boost pumps to be off would be if the FSC(fuel system control) were attempting to send fuel to Engine 2 from the main manifold because it was unable to use the Tank 2 fill valve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
CONT

Il est peu probable que les pompes d'appoint du réservoir 2 ne fonctionnaient pas si le contrôleur du circuit carburant (FSC) tentait d'envoyer du carburant au moteur 2 à partir de la rampe d'alimentation principale parce qu'il n'était pas capable d'utiliser le robinet de remplissage du réservoir 2.

OBS

rampe de distribution principale : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 20 2008-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The Space Shuttle system consists of four primary elements : an orbiter spacecraft, two Solid Rocket Boosters(SRB), an external tank to house fuel and oxidizer and three Space Shuttle main engines.... The Shuttle will transport cargo into near Earth orbit 100 to 217 nautical miles(115 to 250 statute miles) above the Earth. This cargo or payload is carried in a bay 15 feet in diameter and 60 ft long. Major system requirements are that the orbiter and the two solid rocket boosters be reusable.... The orbiter has carried a flight crew of up to eight persons. A total of 10 persons could be carried under emergency conditions. The basic mission is 7 days in space. The crew compartment has a shirtsleeve environment, and the acceleration load is never greater than 3 Gs. In its return to Earth, the orbiter has a cross-range maneuvering capability of 1, 100 nautical miles(1, 265 statute miles). The Space Shuttle is launched in an upright position, with thrust provided by the three Space Shuttle engines and the two SRB. After about 2 minutes, the two boosters are spent and are separated from the external tank. They fall into the ocean at predetermined points and are recovered for reuse.

OBS

space shuttle; American space shuttle: terms officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Shuttle cargo bay.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

La navette spatiale Américaine [...] est un véhicule de l'espace mis au point par La NASA, l'Agence spatiale Américaine. La navette peut décoller comme une fusée, verticalement, se mettre en orbite autour de la Terre pour remplir des missions et revenir sur Terre en atterrissant comme un avion, horizontalement. Contrairement aux fusées la navette peut resservir 100 fois. Elle peut transporter un équipage de spationautes pour rejoindre une station spatiale comme MIR ou la station international Alpha, transporter un satellite à mettre en orbite autour de la Terre ou une sonde à envoyer dans l'espace. La navette peut également se transformer en station spatiale. Elle transporte alors un laboratoire, Spacelab, qui est utilisé pour faire des expériences en impesanteur. La première navette a été lancée le 12 Avril 1981. Elle s'appelait Columbia. Vinrent ensuite Challenger, Discovery et Atlantis. En 1991 la navette Endeavour a été mise en service.

OBS

La navette comporte trois parties : (1) La partie principale qui peut resservir plusieurs fois est appelée l'orbiteur. C'est cette partie qui ressemble à un avion à aile delta. L'orbiteur transporte les passagers et la cargaison. (2) Les deux fusées servent seulement au décollage. [Elles] sont ensuite récupérées et réutilisées. (3) Un énorme réservoir qui contient le comburant (oxygène liquide) et le carburant (hydrogène liquide) nécessaires au fonctionnement des moteurs des trois fusées de la navette. [Ces fusées] servent à mettre la navette en orbite.

OBS

navette spatiale américaine ; navette spatiale : termes uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

PHR

Soute de la navette.

PHR

Tamponner, enfoncer, caler le module d'amarrage sur le sas de la navette.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Naves espaciales
CONT

Transbordador espacial Cuando estará disponible y cuanto costará como ya saben muchos de nuestros lectores, la realización del Transbordador Espacial estadounidense costará más de lo que fué previsto y se llevara a cabo con retraso.

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Record 21 2008-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pumps
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

A fuel boost pump bypass valve allows engine driven pumps to draw fuel from the main tanks if all boost pumps in the tank are inoperative.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
CONT

Le carburant refoulé par les pompes B.P. [...] après avoir été [...] filtré, est pris en charge par une pompe entraînée par le réacteur. Cette pompe augmente la pression du carburant [jusqu'à] 50 à 100 bars.

OBS

pompe entraînée par réacteur; pompe réacteur : termes uniformisés par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 22 2008-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
CONT

Normal fuelling is accomplished through dual fuel nozzle adapters located on the right wing leading edge spar at the fuelling stations. All fuelling operations, except fuel pump control, are accomplished at the fuelling station. Opening the station access door applies DC power to the fuelling system and removes the N3 inhibit to the centre tank fuel pumps. Fuel flows through the dual nozzles to pressurise a fuelling manifold. Fuelling valves control the flow of fuel from the fuelling manifold into each of the three switches on the fuelling panel. A fuel quantity may be preselected for each tank. The fuelling valves close automatically when the preselected quantity is reached or when the tank is full, whichever occurs first. A tank overfill system is provided to prevent fuel spillage. If any fuel is sensed in the surge tanks during fuelling, a signal is sent to close all fuelling valves. The aircraft is filled automatically by hydrant or tank truck pressure. All tanks may be fuelled at the same time. The main tanks may also be fuelled manually through over wing fill ports. There are no over wing fill ports for the centre tank.

Key term(s)
  • fueling station
  • fueling bay

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
CONT

Chaque raccord de remplissage de réservoir de carburant doit empêcher la pénétration de carburant dans toute partie de l'avion autre que le réservoir lui-même. De plus, [chaque] raccord de remplissage encastré qui peut recueillir une quantité appréciable de carburant doit avoir un drain qui assure un écoulement sans mouiller l'avion, [chaque] bouchon de prise de remplissage doit comporter un joint étanche au carburant, et [chaque] point de remplissage carburant, à l'exception des points de raccord de remplissage de carburant sous pression, doit être aménagé pour relier électriquement l'avion à l'équipement de remplissage de carburant au sol.

OBS

point de remplissage : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 23 2008-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Aircraft Systems
DEF

A device by means of which the flow of fluid can be directed in any of several directions.

CONT

This aircraft fuel system includes two main tanks-one in each wing-that feed through a fuel tank selector valve to an accumulator tank mounted on the firewall, thence through a fuel shut-off valve into the engine compartment. The fuel tank selector valve is located on the cabin floor between the front seats. There is a vapour return line that returns vapour and excess fuel from the engine-driven fuel pump to the accumulator tank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
CONT

Le circuit de carburant de l'avion comporte deux réservoirs principaux, un dans chaque aile, qui desservent, par l'intermédiaire d'un robinet sélecteur de réservoir carburant, un réservoir d'alimentation en carburant, fixé à la cloison pare-feu, qui est relié à un robinet d'arrêt de carburant situé dans le compartiment moteur.

OBS

robinet sélecteur : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance et Opérations aériennes.

PHR

Robinet sélecteur de réservoir carburant.

Spanish

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Record 24 2008-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
CONT

The pressure manifold conducts fluid from the hydraulic pumps to the selector valves. The pressure tank, pressure regulator, system relief valve, etc., are part of or auxiliary to the pressure manifold. It is the main line of the pressure side of the hydraulic system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
OBS

rampe de distribution de pression : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance et Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 25 2007-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

Fuel starvation and fuel exhaustion(sometimes referred to as fuel depletion) are problems that can affect internal combustion engines fuelled by either diesel, kerosene, petroleum or any other combustible liquid or gas. If no fuel is available for an engine to burn, it cannot function. All modes of transport powered by such engines can be affected by this problem, but the consequences are most significant when it occurs to aircraft in flight. There are two main ways that an engine can run out of fuel :-Using up fuel. This is the most common cause of fuel exhaustion. An engine can use up all available fuel due to insufficient fuel being loaded for the planned journey or the journey time extended for too long(in the case of an aircraft, due to in-flight delays or problems)... ;-Leaking. In some cases, the fuel tank or the supply piping to the engine leaks and fuel is lost. This can cause engines to starve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
CONT

Lundi 22 août, on parle d'une panne de carburant. On n'aurait pas trouvé de kérosène sur les lieux du crash.

Spanish

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Record 26 2007-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
  • Milking Equipment (Agriculture)
DEF

Sanitary container used for cool and store milk in farm milkhouse.

CONT

Main requirements of a good bulk tank include ease of cleaning, an effective and trouble-free refrigeration unit and good insulation. The road tanker carries its own pump and the necessary sampling equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
  • Traite mécanique (Agriculture)
DEF

Récipient collecteur calorifugé de grande contenance muni le plus souvent d'un système de refroidissement par serpentins intégrés.

OBS

La cuve à lait sert à stocker le lait en attendant le passage du camion de la laiterie.

OBS

Dans le domaine laitier, on ne précise pas toujours «à lait», puisqu'en contexte c'est sous-entendu.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos lácteos
  • Ordeñadora mecánica (Agricultura)
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Record 27 2007-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
OBS

The Korea Development Institute is an autonomous economic policy think tank that was set up by the Korean government. The Institute was founded in 1971, during a period of rapid growth, to provide academically rigorous research and analysis of economic policy decisions. One of its main goal is to produce accessible economic forecasts for government officials, private corporations, and the general public.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

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Record 28 2007-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

Many spacecraft use small rockets called thrusters to move around in space. Thrusters can change the speed and direction of a spacecraft. They allow a spacecraft to steer in space, to jump to a higher orbit, or to fall back to Earth.

CONT

The control rocket is a vernier or other rocket used to control the attitude of, or slightly change the speed of, a spacecraft.

CONT

The propulsion subsystem featured sets of small thrusters and a main engine. The thrusters were used to perform Odyssey's attitude control and trajectory correction manoeuvres, while the main engine was used to place the spacecraft in orbit around Mars. The main engine, which used hydrazine propellant with nitrogen tetroxide as an oxidiser, produced a minimum thrust of 65. 3 kilograms of force. Each of the four thrusters used for attitude control produce a thrust of 0. 1 kilogram of force. Four 2. 3-kilogram-force thrusters were used for turning the spacecraft. In addition to miscellaneous tubing, pyro valves and filters, the propulsion subsystem also included a single gaseous helium tank used to pressurise the fuel and oxidiser tanks. The propulsion subsystem weighed 49. 7 kilograms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
DEF

Moteur-fusée de très petite poussée.

CONT

Des micropulseurs télécommandés développent des impulsions radiales axiales qui corrigent l'attitude ou la position du satellite sur son orbite.

OBS

On prévoit dans de nombreux satellites de petits propulseurs [...] dont les emplacements sont fixes.

OBS

Micropropulseur télécommandé.

Spanish

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Record 29 2006-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Bullet containing a tracer element and an incendiary charge which gives off a puff of smoke and a flash on impact with the target.

OBS

It is used in the ammunition of coaxially mounted ranging weapons, e. g. tank ranging machine-gun and 106 mm HAW. 50 cal spotter rifle. The ammunition is loaded so that the trajectory of the bullet closely approximates that of the main armament projectiles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Balle contenant une composition traçante et une charge incendiaire conçue pour émettre une bouffée de fumée et une lueur à l'impact.

OBS

On s'en sert dans les munitions d'armes coaxiales de réglage de tir, e.g. la mitrailleuse de réglage d'un char et le fusil de réglage de calibre .50 du canon antichar sans recul de 106 mm. La munition est chargée de façon à ce que la trajectoire de la balle soit presque la même que celle des projectiles de l'armement principal.

OBS

balle traçante de réglage : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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Record 30 - external organization data 2005-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage of Water
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

The cool, clean D2O is stored in the low-pressure storage tank, or sent to the feed pumps for return to the main system.

Key term(s)
  • low pressure storage tank

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stockage des eaux
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Le D2O froid et propre est stocké dans le réservoir de stockage à faible pression, ou est envoyé vers les pompes d'alimentation pour être retourné dans le circuit principal.

Spanish

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Record 31 2005-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underground Mining
CONT

Paste backfill is defined as an engineered mixture of fine solid particles(with binder) and water, containing between 72% and 85% solids by weight. Particles in a paste mixture will not settle out of the mixture if allowed to remain stationary in a tank or in a pipeline. It can be placed in stopes with or without binder addition depending on the strength requirements for backfill. Improved pumping technology, environmental concerns and the need for a low cost/high strength fill in mines are driving mine operators to consider paste backfill as a tailings management and mine backfill alternative. The main advantages and disadvantages of a paste backfill system over a conventional hydraulic backfill plant are generally accepted as :... higher strengths can be achieved with an equivalent cement content; drainage of water and slimes from the fill are minimized, reducing the need for bulkhead construction and extensive drainage works. This feature also reduces maintenance on sumps and mine de-watering pumps; in some cases, unclassified tailings can be used to make paste rather than just the coarse fraction as is the case for hydraulic backfill; shorter stope cycle times can be achieved because an equivalent strength can be achieved in a shorter time with paste backfill; paste backfill systems achieve lower porosities than conventional fill thereby increasing the tonnage of material that can be disposed of underground; and, since paste backfill is deposited as a non-segregated mass of backfill(because cement particles are not displaced by the internal movements of the draining water), more predictable strength properties for the fill can be achieved.

CONT

Paste backfilling of mines. A number of mines are installing paste fill systems to replace the current sand fill method. The justification and economies of this conversion include: higher production levels (less wait for dewatering), increased grade of ore to the mill, decrease of stope ore left as pillars, improved haulage with the removal of excess moisture, increased filling rates, and a higher strength fill with less waiting time. The unique problems associated with paste fill applications range from extremely rapid system wear to paste separation and system blockage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
OBS

Remblayage à l'aide de pâtes minérales, remblayage où le matériau de remblai (aussi appelé «remblai» tout court) est constitué d'une pâte minérale. Propositions par inférence à partir des expressions «remblayage par terres d'apport» et «remblayage avec terres de lavoirs», relevées dans la justification reproduite ci-après.

OBS

Le remblayage consiste à remplir les vides créés par l'exploitation. Il a un rôle multiple : 1) Il sert de soutènement, les étais (métalliques en général) ne pouvant pas supporter tous les terrains sus-jacents. 2) Il améliore la ventilation. [...] Le remblayage peut se faire par terres d'apport prises sur place (terres de galeries ou terres de fausses voies) ou amenées de l'extérieur (remblayage pneumatique par exemple ou remblayage avec terres de lavoirs amenées du jour ou remblayage hydraulique) ou par foudroyage.

OBS

SNC-Lavalin est un chef de file des services à l'industrie minière, étant en mesure d'offrir toute la gamme des services à l'échelle mondiale : [...] Expertise : · Systèmes de remblayage (ce qui comprend la pâte).

CONT

Remblayage. «Rhéologie des pâtes minérales et son implication sur l'acheminement sous terre par pipeline», par Michael Li, Centre de technologie Noranda. Résumé. Le remblai en pâte est de plus en plus utilisé comme soutien pour les mines souterraines. Malgré cette tendance, l'ingénierie et la conception des systèmes de remblais en pâte sont grandement basées sur des méthodes empiriques plutôt que sur des principes scientifiques établis. Vu la faible compréhension de l'écoulement de la pâte minérale par plusieurs, il faut effectuer des essais empiriques lors de la mise en service et l'opération de nouveaux systèmes de remblais en pâte.

Spanish

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Record 32 2004-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

Ariane 5 Launcher. Propulsion for the main cryogenic stage is provided by a single Vulcain engine fed by cryogenic fuels-liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen-which are stored in two tanks separated by a common bulkhead. Engine thrust is transmitted through a thrustframe to the upper composite by means of the aft skirt, the tank walls and the stage's forward skirt. This frame, containing most equipment required for stage operation, constitutes the propulsion bay. The forward skirt also takes up the thrust of the two large solid boosters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
DEF

Partie d'un véhicule spatial où se trouvent groupés les moteurs et certains organes de pilotage.

OBS

module propulseur : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale - CUTS.

Spanish

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Record 33 2003-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

The propulsion system for the Ariane-5 launcher's cryogenic main stage operated successfully for 280 seconds(the nominal time authorised for a battleship tank configuration) in a test carried out on Thursday, 17 November 1994 in the launch zone at the Guiana Space centre(CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana.

Key term(s)
  • heavy walled tank
  • heavy-wall tank
  • heavy wall tank

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
DEF

Réservoir d'essai dont les parois sont plus épaisses.

CONT

1992, dans l'été, un réservoir lourd de l'étage central d'Ariane 5 est monté sur une structure support en métal et amené sur la zone de lancement pour des tests de compatibilité. Cette version Battle Ship BS sera équipé d'un moteur Vulcain et servira en 1994 pour des essais de mise à feu sur le pad.

Spanish

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Record 34 2003-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

Harry Moss... explains that the full leading edge of both Derringer wings, from the main chord line into the nacelle, also serve as fuel tanks. Ribs are located down the length of the leading edge for strength. with the inboard baffle rib inside the nacelle : the removable fuel tank inspection rib is on the outboard end.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Propulsion des aéronefs

Spanish

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Record 35 2003-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
OBS

Timber and timber products such as plywood, are still the main type of dunnage materials in use... Dunnage is used for the following reasons : a. To spread the load over the surface area of the tank top, between deck or deck and also between horizontal tiers of cargo. b. To increase friction between steel surfaces(tank top and cargo, etc.). c. To tie the cargo together to prevent any movement in the stow. d. To keep the cargo away from the tank top or deck and away from the steel structure at the ships’ sides... e. To block void spaces, brace and support cargo and block cargo to prevent movement. f. To create a divide, an auxiliary deck or level surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
DEF

Plan de bois au fond de la cale d'un bateau qui permet d'éviter que les marchandises soient en contact avec les tôles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Construcción naval
  • Cargamento (Transporte por agua)
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Record 36 2003-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

The Atlas launch vehicle comprises of two main sections, the body or sustainer section and the aft or booster-engine section.... The sustainer engine with its associated equipment and subsystems is gimbal-mounted to the sustainer thrust cone which is the aft end of the fuel tank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)

Spanish

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Record 37 2002-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

Pretreatment. End chamber for the sewer cleaning sphere at the end of each main sewer, and reception tank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

Prétraitement. Chambre d'arrêt de la boule de curage à l'extrémité de chaque émissaire, et bassin de réception [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alcantarillas y drenaje
  • Tratamiento de aguas residuales
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Record 38 2002-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
DEF

A combination of equipments which have been integrated to exploit their individual functions in satisfaction of an operational task.

OBS

For example, a tank complete with 105 main armament, 50 cal co-axial machine gun, 30 cal crew machine gun, radios and intercommunication systems, optics, fire control system, ammunition, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes

Spanish

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Record 39 2000-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage of Oil and Natural Gas
DEF

Height of the lower end of the main sensor from the tank bottom after installation in the tank. [Definition standardized by ISO. ]

OBS

offset constant: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stockage du pétrole et du gaz naturel
DEF

Hauteur séparant le fond du réservoir de la base du capteur principal après son installation dans le réservoir. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

constante d'écart : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 40 2000-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
CONT

The two main types used in industry are "moving-screen" and "fixed-screen" jigs. In the former the screen box is moved upward and downward in a tank of water. In the latter, the screen box is stationary and the jigging fluid is pulsed upward and downward through it. Water is normally the pulsing fluid.... Fixed-screen Jigs. The oldest type of jig in use is the Harz [in which] an ore box... occupies about half the plan area of a compartment in a water-filled tank, called the "hutch". In the other half of this compartment a loosely fitting plunger moves vertically, so as to pulse water upward and downward.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
CONT

Les principaux types utilisés dans l'industrie sont les jigs à cribles fixes et les jigs à cribles mobiles. Pour les premiers, la pulsion du liquide est assurée, généralement, par un diaphragme ou un piston. [...] Le type le plus ancien est le jig Harz [qui] est constitué par une huche divisée en deux compartiments: l'un est muni d'un piston plongeur, l'autre d'une grille [...]

OBS

L'ancêtre des jigs à grille fixe est le jig Harz dont la pulsation était créée par un piston d'où le nom de bac à piston ou à pistonnage que l'on peut rencontrer dans les articles anciens. Les concentrés étaient prélevés dans la huche par vanne et contre-vanne.

Spanish

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Record 41 2000-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage of Oil and Natural Gas
DEF

A tank whose main gate valve is open to the main line at a station. Oil from the main line may enter or leave the tank as pumping rates in the line vary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stockage du pétrole et du gaz naturel

Spanish

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Record 42 2000-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pumps
  • Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
DEF

A pump installed in the field to transfer oil from a lease tank to a central gathering station near a main pipeline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes
  • Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel

Spanish

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Record 43 1999-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracked Vehicles (Military)
  • Land Forces
CONT

While Desert Storm field commanders seemed to agree that the M113-in its latest A3 guise-could keep pace with the M1 Abrams main battle tank and the M2/M3 Bradley fighting tank on the battlefield, the same could not always be said for earlier models of the family of vehicles(based on the M113A1 and M113A2 212 hp power package).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules chenillés (Militaire)
  • Forces terrestres
CONT

Les commandants d'unités qui ont participé à l'opération Desert Storm étaient apparemment tous d'accord pour déclarer que la version A3 la plus récente du M113 était apte à tenir sa place sur le champ de bataille auprès des chars Ml Abrams et M1/M2 Bradley sans risquer d'être distancée mais que l'on ne pouvait pas en dire autant des versions plus anciennes A2 et A3 équipées du moteur de 212 CV.

Spanish

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Record 44 1996-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

Superstructure mounted on a motorized road-vehicle chassis and designed to carry cargo or passengers.

OBS

The body can be either a special body or integral body; the main body types are platform, van, dump and tank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Superstructure montée sur un châssis de véhicule et conçue pour transporter du fret ou des passagers.

OBS

1. Au Québec, le terme boîte est utilisé abusivement pour désigner cette notion. 2. La carrosserie peut être rapportée ou intégrée; les principaux types de carrosseries sont : le plateau, le fourgon, la benne et la citerne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por camión
  • Carrocería y chasis (Vehículos automotores)
DEF

Estructura superpuesta montada en el chasis que sirve para el transporte de fletes o de pasajeros.

OBS

La carrocería puede ser adicional o integrada; los principales tipos de carrocerías son : la plataforma, el furgón, la tolva y la cisterna o tanque.

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Record 45 1996-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating
  • Pipes and Fittings
CONT

In larger hot water systems, a common example is a temperature switch(in the boiler, in a supply main, or in a storage tank) which cycles the boiler burner in response to water temperature change.

CONT

In steam systems, the branch from the supply main to the heater must pitch toward the main and be connected to its top to prevent condensate in the main from draining through the heater, where it might reduce capacity and cause noise.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
Key term(s)
  • conduite d'alimentation

Spanish

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Record 46 - external organization data 1994-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Failure resulting in the opening of the instrumented pressure relief valves of the reactor main coolant system + failure of the relief valves on the blowdown tank to reclose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Défaillance entraînant l'ouverture de soupapes de sûreté instrumentées, du système caloporteur primaire du réacteur + défaillance des soupapes de sûreté du réservoir de vidange à se refermer.

Spanish

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Record 47 1994-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sheet Metal Working
CONT

Apart from the stress removing furnace, its main machinery and equipment [of a company which manufactures tank heads] consist of 450-500 tons bumping presses, flangers, smaller hydraulic presses, and shearing, drilling and handling equipment.

OBS

"bumping": Forming a dish in metal by means of many repeated blows.

OBS

"dishing (pressroom)" [in French]: emboutissage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail des tôles

Spanish

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Record 48 1994-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracked Vehicles (Military)
CONT

A typical example of such a system is the Swedish Celcius Tech Utaas(universal tank and anti-aircraft system). Destined to be the main fire control system for the new Swedish CV-90 series of combat vehicles, the Utaas can be retrofitted to just about any armoured vehicle, including the M4 1.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules chenillés (Militaire)
CONT

Le système suédois Celsius Tech Utaas (universal tank and anti-aircraft system) est un exemple très représentatif de ce type de matériel.

Spanish

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Record 49 1993-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracked Vehicles (Military)
  • Wheeled Vehicles (Military)
CONT

Thyssen Henschel of Germany has also developed an M113 up-armouring kit-it weighs about 760 kg and allows the M113 to retain its amphibious characteristics-while Blohm und Voss tackled the Leopard 1A3 main battle tank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules chenillés (Militaire)
  • Véhicules à roues (Militaire)
CONT

En Allemagne, Thyssen Henschel a développé un kit de protection additionnelle pour M113 qui pèse environ 760kg et conserve au véhicule sa capacité amphibie, et Blohm und Voss un blindage pour Leopard 1A3.

Spanish

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Record 50 1993-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
CONT

On a propane tank, there are a vapour valve and a liquid valve; the vapour valve is connected to the pilot burner and the liquid valve is connected to the main burner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs

Spanish

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Record 51 1989-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
OBS

The airplane has three integral tanks : right main, left main, and center tank.... Each main tank has an integral reservoir at the inboard end. The reservoir is formed by closing the second and sixth inboard bulkheads with flapper valves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
DEF

Réservoir supplémentaire pour contenir un liquide comme l'eau, l'essence.

CONT

Les nervures 15 et 46 qui participent à l'alimentation des pompes, en ce sens qu'elles constituent des compartiments nourrices, sont équipés de clapets battants qui admettent le carburant et le retiennent dans la zone d'aspiration des pompes. Ce système assure l'alimentation des pompes dans toutes les configurations de vol.

OBS

nourrice et compartiment nourrice : termes acceptés par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Spanish

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Record 52 1988-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gas and Oil Heating
  • Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
CONT

Where is the chemical pot feeder tank connected to the system? Between the discharge and the return hot water heating lines in the immediate area of the main circulating pump.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage au gaz et au mazout
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
OBS

Équivalent proposé par Monsieur Pépin de la Section plans et devis.

Spanish

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Record 53 1987-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
CONT

The electrical indicating system consists of master fuel quantity indicating instruments and a totalizer,... repeater quantity indicators,... and 20 capacitance type fuel tank probes. Seven probes are installed in each main tank, four in the center tank, and two in the forward auxiliary.

CONT

(l) The fuel quantity probes consist basically of two concentric metal tubes which are flange-retained from the upper wing surface. Each probe is interchangeable with its counterpart on the opposite side of the airplane. (2) The compensators consist primarily of three concentric tubes attached concentrically around the lower end of the probe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
CONT

Chaque réservoir extrême est muni de trois sondes de jaugeage et chaque réservoir principal en est muni de six. Ce sont essentiellement des condensateurs dont la capacité varie en fonction du niveau de carburant dans les réservoirs. Les sondes sont montées presque verticalement, elles sont centrées sur des collerettes fixées sur le tôlage intrados et maintenues par des supports solidaires de l'âme centrale du caisson. Elles sont démontables par les portes situées au-dessus d'elles dans le tôlage extrados de l'aile. Les sondes évaluent le poids de carburant se trouvant dans les réservoirs et l'indiquent sur les appareils récepteurs, indicateurs et répétiteurs.

OBS

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

OBS

Terme uniformisé par le CUTA - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 54 1987-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
CONT

There are three main components to the flushable [portable toilets] the waste tank, the water reservoir and the bowl.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques

Spanish

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Record 55 1987-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Aircraft Systems
CONT

The climb vent float valve provides tank venting during climb when the bellmouth is submerged. The float valve consists basically of a weighted float connected to a flapper. The float is enclosed in a perforated cage.

CONT

The three climb vent float valves are located, one in each vent line, in the inboard end of each main fuel tank and one in the aft end of the vent line in the forward auxiliary tank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
OBS

clapet à flotteur de mise à l'air libre en montée : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Spanish

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Record 56 1987-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
OBS

Seven probes are installed in each main tank, four in the center tank, and two in the forward auxiliary. A dielectric constant compensator is installed with one probe in each main tank and with two probes in the center tank.

OBS

The fuel quantity probes consist basically of two concentric metal tubes which are flange-retained from the upper wing surface. ... The compensators consist primarily of three concentric tubes attached concentrically around the lower end of the probe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 57 1986-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

Ensure CWT fuel is ALL boarded BEFORE any MAIN tank reaches its full level. Failure to follow this procedure will result in fuel being unable to enter the CWT after the wing tanks have been filled to maximum as the automatic shut-down overflow system will override.

Key term(s)
  • full tank auto shutoff system
  • automatic shutdown overflow system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

Terme uniformisé par le CUTA opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 58 1986-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
CONT

Internal Structure. L/H Main Fuel Tank.... Check outboard surface of bulkhead lower tee cap... especially along upper edge of vertical tang for corrosion & cracks.

CONT

FWD Lower Cargo Door. ... Inspect beam webs, tee caps & fittings adjacent to all door stops inside pressure seal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
OBS

semelle en T : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Spanish

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Record 59 1986-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

... Dry sump lubrication utilizes the motorcycle's main frame member as oil tank....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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Record 60 1986-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems
  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
CONT

The fuel flow transmitter used in a modern jet-airliner fuel system... is somewhat more complex than the vane type... In one such system the transmitter consists of an impeller and a turbine mounted in the main fuel line leading from the tank to the engine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Transmissions mécaniques
  • Hydrocarbures aromatiques
CONT

transmetteur de débit de carburant. [...] Il est essentiellement constitué par un moteur synchrone qui entraîne un cylindre percé d'orifices longitudinaux.

OBS

transmetteur de débit de carburant : terme uniformisé par le CUTA (Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 61 1981-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
OBS

Basically, these regulations govern engine capacity, minimum weight, width and height of the car wing positions, fuel tank construction and strength of the main section.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
OBS

Les principales spécifications concernent la cylindrée, la masse minimale, la hauteur et la longueur du véhicule, l'emplacement des volets, la conception des réservoirs et la résistance de la structure principale.

Spanish

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Record 62 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
OBS

Pretreatment. End chamber for the sewer cleaning sphere at the end of each main sewer, and reception tank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
OBS

Prétraitement. Chambre d'arrêt de la boule de curage à l'extrémité de chaque émissaire, et bassin de réception [...]

Spanish

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Record 63 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
OBS

Pretreatment. End chamber for the sewer cleaning sphere at the end of each main sewer, and reception tank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Traitement des eaux
OBS

Prétraitement. Chambre d'arrêt de la boule de curage à l'extrémité de chaque émissaire, et bassin de réception [...]

Spanish

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Record 64 1980-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
OBS

with the SYSTEM POWER switch set to ON, two master refueling relays at the main electrical load centre are energized, and the high-level tank pilot valve shutoff circuit becomes operational.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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Record 65 1980-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

Cross feed valves permit fuel to be supplied to both loops and to all engines from either main tank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

Quatre pompes à carburant et deux autres pompes réparties dans deux réservoirs principaux alimentent les propulseurs et deux distincts de refroidissement, des clapets d'intercommunication permettant d'utiliser à ces fins indifféremment l'un ou l'autre des deux réservoirs.

Spanish

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Record 66 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage of Oil and Natural Gas
DEF

A vessel connected to the tank of an oil-filled transformer so as to permit free expansion and contraction of the oil for the purpose of minimising the deleterious effect of contact between the oil in the main tank and the air.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stockage du pétrole et du gaz naturel

Spanish

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Record 67 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Wires and Cables
OBS

the rigid repeater must be stowed out of the tank and connected via a bight of cable to the main coil in the tank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Câbles et fils téléphoniques
OBS

la disposition des boucles est étudiée de manière à assurer leur développement au moment de la pose sans diminuer la vitesse de déroulement.

Spanish

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