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METAL ENCLOSURE [11 records]

Record 1 2016-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • HVAC Distribution Systems
  • Heating
CONT

Radiators, convectors, and baseboard and finned tube units are types of heat-distributing devices commonly used in steam and low temperature water heating systems.... In general, these types of heat-distributing units should be placed at the points of greatest heat loss of the space.... For example, such units are commonly located under windows, along exposed walls, and at door openings.... The term "baseboard"... refers to heat-distributing units designed for installation along the bottom of walls, in place of the conventional baseboard. They may be made of cast-iron, with a substantial portion of the front face directly exposed to the room, or with a finned tube element in a sheet metal enclosure. They operate with gravity-circulated room air.... Baseboard heat-distributing units are divided into two types : radiant-convector and finned tube.

OBS

baseboard heater: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distribution et évacuation (chauffage et conditionnement d'air)
  • Chauffage
DEF

Convecteur plat [...], de forme allongée et de faible hauteur [...], destiné à être installé à la base des murs, ou contre des allèges très basses.

CONT

Les plinthes chauffantes sont généralement constituées de tubes à ailettes en acier ou en cuivre avec habillage en tôle [...], l'entrée de l'air se faisant en partie inférieure et sa sortie en partie supérieure.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sist. de calefacción, ventilación y acondicionamiento de aire
  • Calefacción
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Record 2 2011-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
CONT

A vacuum tube consists of two or more electrodes in a vacuum inside an airtight enclosure. Most tubes have glass envelopes, though ceramic and metal envelopes(atop insulating bases) have also been used. The electrodes are attached to leads which pass through the envelope via an airtight seal. On most tubes, the leads, in the form of pins, plug into a tube socket for easy replacement of the tube...

OBS

envelope: term officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
OBS

enveloppe; ampoule : termes uniformisés par le Comité d’uniformisation des termes de l’électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
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Record 3 2008-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Atomic Physics
  • Radiation Protection
CONT

A neutron detection device is housed in a metal enclosure containing a first detector with a high-sensitivity fission chamber, and a second detector having a low-sensitivity fission chamber, and a boron-lined ionization chamber compensated for gamma radiation. The detection device is useful for extended range measurement of the neutron fluence rate outside the core of a nuclear reactor.

Key term(s)
  • boron-lined ionisation chamber

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Physique atomique
  • Radioprotection

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Animal Feed Processing Equipment
  • Food Industries
DEF

A feed grinding device or mill in which hammer-like projections are mounted on the surface of a cylinder which revolves at a high speed within a heavy perforated metal enclosure and shatters the feed material by beating it to pieces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Alimentation des animaux (Matériel)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
CONT

Les broyeurs à marteaux comprennent un système de pièces formant marteaux et tournant à grande vitesse dans une enveloppe. La matière, introduite près du centre de rotation, est projetée vers la périphérie : elle est broyée par les chocs reçus sur son parcours et non par écrasement.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
DEF

A metal plate or flange used to seal off an open port in an enclosure which is being evacuated for leak test.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques industrielles
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthoses
CONT

The newly-developed R-Wrap, total enclosure, articulating AFO [ankle foot orthosis] offers limited DF ROM. Modular, adjustable-component AFO, with dual-axis ankle joint, metal uprights, plastic cuff and an ankle-height...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthèses
OBS

embrasse : Terme générique désignant toute bande de contention circulaire ou semi-circulaire, faite de cuir armé, de matière plastique ou d'un autre matériau, moulée ou non, fermée par bouclage, laçage ou velcro et faisant partie d'une orthèse de membre inférieur ou supérieur. Il est toutefois surtout utilisé pour désigner une large bande molletière, souvent postérieure et se fermant à l'avant.

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Facilities
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology
DEF

The enclosure, usually a metal or plastic box, containing licensee-owned equipment(e. g. amplifiers and splitters) located on the exterior of the subscriber's premises.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations de télécommunications
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences
DEF

(...) boîte habituellement en métal ou en plastique contenant l'équipement du titulaire (p. ex. des amplificateurs et des répartiteurs) et située à l'extérieur des locaux de l'abonné.

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Semiconductors (Electronics)
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
DEF

(Berlin conf., Abstracts 156/USA(2. 7) Method of reducing gas pressure, in an enclosure in which a vacuum process is to take place, to hardvacuum level(i. e. about 10-5 torr) ;removes gas by reaction with a heated metal charge, normally molybdenum or titanium.(Semiconductors 1877).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
  • Techniques industrielles
OBS

(Semicond. 1877).

Spanish

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Record 9 1981-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Semiconductors (Electronics)
OBS

minute traces of foreign atoms on the surface in the junction greatly degrade the performance of(...) transistors [. For this reason transistors are ] sealed in carefully cleansed metal enclosure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
OBS

le transistor est placé dans un boîtier rigoureusement étanche [. L'étanchéité est nécessaire, car les caractéristiques électriques du transistor sont très sensibles ] aux moindres traces de vapeur d'eau.

Spanish

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Record 10 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
OBS

The cylindrical shell, metal tubes and circular end plates form a central enclosure within which water is circulated to cool the tube nest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
OBS

Le corps cylindrique, les tubes métalliques et les plaques circulaires d'extrémité limitent un compartiment central dans lequel est assuré une circulation d'eau permettant le refroidissement du faisceau tubulaire.

Spanish

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Record 11 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
OBS

The cylindrical shell, metal tubes and circular end plates form a central enclosure within which water is circulated to cool the tube nest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
OBS

Le corps cylindrique, les tubes métalliques et les plaques circulaires d'extrémité limitent un compartiment central dans lequel est assuré une circulation d'eau permettant le refroidissement du faisceau tubulaire.

Spanish

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