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PIPELINE METER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metering Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pipeline meter 1, record 1, English, pipeline%20meter
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A non-resettable register that is intended for use with a meter such as a pipeline meter shall be designed so that no registration is repeated when the meter operates continuously at its maximum rated capacity for a period of 90 days. 1, record 1, English, - pipeline%20meter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pipeline meter : Weights and Measures Ministerial Specifications. SVM-1, Electronic Registers and Ancillary Equipment Incorporated in Metering Assemblies Specifications, 1990, p. 6. 1, record 1, English, - pipeline%20meter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Compteurs de consommation et débitmètres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compteur de pipeline
1, record 1, French, compteur%20de%20pipeline
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- compteur de pipe-line 2, record 1, French, compteur%20de%20pipe%2Dline
masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
compteur de pipe-line : Poids et Mesures, Normes ministérielles, SVM-1, Normes sur les enregistreurs électroniques et les dispositifs auxiliaires des ensembles de mesurage de liquides, 1990, page 6. 2, record 1, French, - compteur%20de%20pipeline
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-09-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metering Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mean for leakage detection 1, record 2, English, mean%20for%20leakage%20detection
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Meters installed for loading railway tank cars or located at pipeline terminals or used for loading or unloading tanker ships may have a) the piping on the downstream side of the meters concealed, and b) the outlets interconnected, if adequately interlocked manual or automatic valves with means for leakage detection are incorporated in the meter system to prevent diversion of the measured liquid. 1, record 2, English, - mean%20for%20leakage%20detection
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mean for leakage detection: Consolidation of the Weights and Measures Regulations, March 1990, s. 289. 1, record 2, English, - mean%20for%20leakage%20detection
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Compteurs de consommation et débitmètres
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dispositif de détection des fuites
1, record 2, French, dispositif%20de%20d%C3%A9tection%20des%20fuites
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dispositif de détection des fuites : Consolidation des Règlements sur les poids et mesures, mars 1990, art. 289. 1, record 2, French, - dispositif%20de%20d%C3%A9tection%20des%20fuites
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-05-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Metering Instruments
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- turbine water meter
1, record 3, English, turbine%20water%20meter
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
turbine meter : A water meter of the velocity type used to measure flows of water in a pipeline in large or medium quantities. Not satisfactory for small flows. 2, record 3, English, - turbine%20water%20meter
Record 3, Key term(s)
- turbine water metre
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Compteurs de consommation et débitmètres
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- compteur à turbine
1, record 3, French, compteur%20%C3%A0%20turbine
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Compteur muni d'une turbine dont la vitesse de rotation est proportionnelle à la vitesse du courant d'eau et, par conséquent, au débit. Ce genre de compteur n'est pas très exact pour les faibles débits, mais il est relativement robuste. 1, record 3, French, - compteur%20%C3%A0%20turbine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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