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SEALING SURFACE [26 records]

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Record 1 2023-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Planning
  • Environment
CONT

Degree of sealing(permeability of the surface) – rainfall cannot penetrate and runs off where the soil surface is sealed. The parameter is related to the population density and can be influenced to some extent, e. g. by desealing and avoidance of sealing further areas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement urbain
  • Environnement
CONT

Le concept de désimperméabilisation consiste, d'une part, à remplacer des surfaces imperméables par des surfaces plus perméables et, d'autre part, à déconnecter le rejet des eaux pluviales du réseau public. Son objectif est d'offrir une opportunité au développement d'aménagements plus perméables et respectueux de l'environnement, à des degrés d'échelle différents, de la planification urbaine au projet lui-même.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
CONT

A ceramic tile installer... is responsible for installing tile flooring in homes, businesses, and other buildings.... job duties revolve around the installation of ceramic tiles using various tile setting techniques and materials. [Ceramic tile installers] may also work with other materials such as marble, porcelain, granite, vinyl, or composite tiles. [They] must be adept at aligning tiles, applying grout, sealing the finished surface, and cutting tiles to create the desired pattern without any gaps. [Moreover, they] must also be able to safely use special power saws to cut ceramic tile without damaging it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Concrete Construction
OBS

Specific skills : check formwork, granular base and steel reinforcement material; direct placement of concrete into forms or surfaces; fill hollows and remove spots on freshly poured cement; operate power vibrators to compact concrete; level top surface concrete according to grade and depth specification; finish concrete surfaces using hand and power tools; install anchor bolts, steel plates, door sills and other fixtures; apply hardening and sealing components to cure surfaces; waterproof, damp proof and restore surfaces; repair, resurface and replace worn or damaged sections of concrete structures; signal and direct pumping from concrete mixing trucks; strip concrete forms; cut control joints; erect scaffolding and swing stages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Bétonnage

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems
DEF

Plug valve in which the surface of contact is spherical and requires a method of sealing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions mécaniques

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metallurgy - General
DEF

A soft, superficial layer produced on the surface of anodized aluminium during sealing.

OBS

[The superficial layer] can usually be removed readily by wiping, leaving a clean surface.

OBS

sealing smut: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie générale
DEF

Couche superficielle, tendre, produite à la surface de l'aluminium anodisé pendant le colmatage.

OBS

[La couche superficielle] peut habituellement être enlevée aisément par essuyage, en laissant une surface propre.

OBS

dépôt de colmatage : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 6 2010-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
CONT

The roll-on closure is used in the food, carbonated beverage, and pharmaceutical markets where pressure sealing is required ... A widely used version today is the tamper-evident roll-on [closure]. A tear band perforated along the bottom of the closure skirt is tucked under a locking ring during capping by a special roller. When opened by the consumer, the band separates from the closure to provide visible evidence of tampering.

OBS

roll-on cap : A type of closure made usually of metal, for application to threads on the outside surface of the neck of glass containers. Supplied as an unthreaded cap that is placed over the sealing area of the container. Then, under controlled top-pressure, the skirt is pressed against the threads by a rotating head equipped with rollers that press the metal with sufficient force to make it conform to the finish on the container, thus forming threads on the cap or closure.

OBS

Although the terms "closure" and "cap" may be seen as different when standing alone, we think they should be recognized as synonyms when properly qualified.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
DEF

[...] capsule lisse qui comporte à la partie basse de la jupe une bande séparée de la partie supérieure par une ligne de perforation. Le sertissage forme la capsule en lui faisant épouser le filetage du goulot et rabat la partie inférieure sous la bague. À l'ouverture, seule la partie supérieure se dévisse tandis que la bande de garantie inférieure se détache.

CONT

En raison de leurs divers avantages les capsules du type «Pilferproof» ont des utilisations aussi diverses que les spiritueux, les huiles moteur ou les préparations pharmaceutiques.

OBS

On trouvera la notion «capsule pression à vis» dans la «Nouvelle encyclopédie internationale du conditionnement des liquides», tome 2, page 499.

Spanish

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Record 7 2009-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Analytical Chemistry
CONT

Our first ceramic encapsulated detector is shown above mounted on a test fixture for preliminary characterization. It is protected from abrasion and surface contamination by sealing inside a ceramic canister. The encapsulated detectors may be handled in a shirt-sleeve environment without damage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Chimie analytique

Spanish

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Record 8 2006-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging Machinery and Equipment
  • Packaging in Metal
CONT

All finished cans are evaluated for leakage with a light tester. The can flange is clamped against a sealing surface and, as the machine rotates, the outside surface is exposed to a bank of extremely bright lights. A photocell inside the can detects any entering light, triggering a reject mechanism.

CONT

... inspection equipment for all food and beverage can lines. ... Stolle light testers can detect pinholes as small as .002” and cracked flanges as small as .015” ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines et équipement d'emballage
  • Emballages en métal

Spanish

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Record 9 2005-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
DEF

A wellbore purposely drilled at some angle from the vertical.

OBS

deflected: [Said of] a borehole, the course of which has intentionally or unintentionally been changed at some point below the collar.

OBS

The ability to aim a bore in any direction can be extremely useful for either of two specific purposes : it can provide means of sealing off a "rogue" bore that has broken out of control; it offers great possibilities of economizing in surface pipework and in land acquisition costs, while at the same time giving access to parts of an aquifer that underlie difficult or inaccessible terrain.

OBS

The term "directional drilling" usually refers to the method of drilling but can sometimes refer to the result obtained by this method.

Key term(s)
  • side-tracked hole

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
DEF

Puits [...] effectué pour passer à côté d'un objet qu'on n'a pu repêcher.

OBS

L'aptitude à diriger un forage dans n'importe quelle direction choisie peut être extrêmement utile pour chacun des deux objectifs spécifiques suivants : elle peut permettre d'obturer un forage «malicieux» qui s'est affranchi de tout contrôle [...]; elle offre de grandes possibilités de faire des économies en tuyauterie et en coûts d'acquisition de terres, tout en donnant accès à des parties d'un aquifère qui se trouvent en terrain difficile ou inaccessible.

OBS

forage : En français, on se sert du même mot pour désigner la méthode ainsi que son résultat, le puits.

Spanish

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Record 10 2004-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Petroleum Distillation
DEF

A sealing device used to close the annular space around the kelly when drilling with pressure at the surface, usually installed above the main blowout preventers.

CONT

A rotating head makes it possible to drill ahead even when there is pressure in the annulus that the weight of the drilling fluid is not overcoming. The head prevents the well from blowing out.

Key term(s)
  • rotating BOP
  • rotating blow out preventer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Distillation du pétrole
DEF

[Dispositif utilisé] généralement sur l'annulaire pour permettre de réaliser certaines opérations en pression, forage à l'air, forage à la mousse.

Spanish

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Record 11 2003-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
DEF

[The] effect as a result of the mechanical action of raindrops in breaking down the soil aggregates and subsequent inwash of the finer soil particles.

CONT

If the soil is of poor structure-low in humus-watch it against possible surface sealing after heavy rain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
DEF

Destruction, sous l'action des eaux de pluie (orages), de la structure en surface du sol : celle-ci se présente comme une pellicule continue, à texture fine et luisante lorsqu'elle est saturée en eau.

CONT

Les sols riches en sable fin et en limon et pauvres en matière organique sont particulièrement sujets à la battance. L'irrigation par aspersion, surtout à forte intensité pluviométrique, est une cause de battance.

OBS

Le colmatage à la surface du sol résulte de l'action mécanique des gouttes de pluie qui, en tombant, brisent les agrégats du sol et lessivent les particules de sol plus fines qui alors obstruent les pores.

OBS

[...] l'effet de la pluie [entraîne la] formation d'une pellicule ou d'une mince croûte [...] dite croûte de battance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia del suelo
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Record 12 2003-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
DEF

A blind tile inlet that is constructed by backfilling the tile trench with various gradations of material. The course material is placed immediately over the tile, and the size is gradually decreased toward the surface. The surface should be kept in permanent vegetation to prevent sealing.

CONT

Strip, tile and farm drains are typical ways of collecting run-off from large, flat areas where drainage occurs in a "sheet fashion". Strip drains are similar to catch basins in that they have a sump area to collect settlement and a removable grate for easy maintenance. Both tile and farm drains consist of small trenches covered with grass. Since the tile drain is connected to an underground drainage system, it provides better drainage that the farm drain; but neither system works when the ground is frozen.... Farm drains are used only in agricultural situations; it is very likely that they eventually will not drain properly due to becoming clogged with sedimentation.

OBS

Farm drain (sometimes called French drain).

OBS

Not to be confused with "blind drain" (see record).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
DEF

Tranchée de drainage dont le remblai est artificiel.

CONT

Drainage sommaire. Les tranchées [...] drainantes. Elles sont installées dans les terrains perméables et permettent aux eaux recueillies d'être absorbées par le sol. Creusées, puis remplies de pierres sèches et de gravillons, elles sont très efficaces.

OBS

Le principe de la tranchée drainante et de la pierrée est le même; seul diffère leur mode de construction. Selon les sources consultées, en effet, la pierrée est constituée uniquement de pierres, alors que la tranchée drainante comporte divers matériaux de remplissage (gravillons, par exemple).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alcantarillas y drenaje
  • Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
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Record 13 2001-05-15

English

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

The sealing area surface of an electronic package that follows the perimeter of the package cavity and defines the area used in bonding to the lid or cap.

French

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

Spanish

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Record 14 2000-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Finishing
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
CONT

Crack-bridging, solvent-free sealing compound on the basis of acrylate for coloured coatings of bitumen, metal and concrete... When delivered Kaubitect Sealing Compound is ready-to-use and can easily be applied to a seamless and jointless sealing coat using a roller, surface spreader, wide paint brush or a suitable spraying device.

CONT

...the application of the coating compound...is performed with a surface spreader

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finitions (Construction)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
  • Étanchéité (Construction)

Spanish

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Record 15 2000-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

Caused by zones of excessive heat, these areas could cause an uncontained failure claim the regulators. These high-temperature sectors are thought to be produced when rotating seal teeth rub into the static honeycomb abradable material forming the sealing surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
DEF

Se dit d'un matériau qui a la propriété de s'user de manière contrôlée sous l'action d'une abrasion mécanique ou thermique.

CONT

Des couches de matériaux abradables, à base d'oxydes réfractaires (zircone, alumine, etc.) sont utilisées pour revêtir les carters de turbine de réacteurs aéronautiques. Au moment de la mise en service, les aubes de la turbine se dilatent sous l'action des gaz de combustion et leurs extrémités viennent user la couche abradable. Le jeu entre les aubes et le carter est ainsi réduit au minimum, ce qui augmente le rendement du réacteur.

Spanish

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Record 16 1999-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
DEF

[A] device used to detect refrigerant leaks from equipment. The device may operate on any of a number of physical or chemical principles and may be limited to detecting only specific classes of refrigerants.

CONT

Applied only to hermetic devices, the fine-leak detectors are used to detect defects in sealing that are too small to be detected by gross-leak. The devices to be tested are placed in a bomb that is then pressurized with a mixture of 90 percent nitrogen and 10 percent krypton 85. Under pressure, the gas will enter the package through any seal defects that are present. The bomb is then evacuated, and the devices "washed" with nitrogen to remove any krypton that may be on their surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
DEF

[...] tout appareil ou dispositif permettant de déceler les fuites de fluide frigorigène.

Spanish

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Record 17 1999-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
DEF

A type of closure made usually of metal, for application to threads on the outside surface of the neck of glass containers. Supplied as an unthreaded cap that is placed over the sealing area of the container. Then, under controlled top-pressure, the skirt is pressed against the threads by a rotating head equipped with rollers that press the metal with sufficient force to make it conform to the finish on the container, thus forming threads on the cap or closure.

CONT

The roll-on closure is used in the food, carbonated beverage, and pharmaceutical markets where pressure sealing is required.

OBS

Although the terms "closure" and "cap" may be seen as different when standing alone, we think they should be recognized as synonyms when properly qualified.

OBS

rolled on closure: term standardized by the British Standards Institution (BSI).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
DEF

Capsule à vis filetée sur la bague des bouteilles. Son joint intérieur coulé offre une résistance à la pression qui gardera son efficacité au rebouchage. Une fois filetée, la capsule permet, par simple rotation, de réaliser un débouchage et un rebouchage permanents.

Spanish

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Record 18 1998-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems
DEF

Plug valve in which the surface of contact between the plug and the valve body is cylindrical and requires a method of sealing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions mécaniques
DEF

Robinet à tournant dans lequel la surface de contact entre le tournant et le boisseau est cylindrique et nécessite des joints d'étanchéité.

Spanish

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Record 19 1990-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging Techniques
  • Packaging in Plastic
  • Plastics Manufacturing
CONT

Hot-wire or knife sealing is adaptable to a very high speed operation and is used for both sealing and cutting apart polyethylene bags on bag-making equipment.... Unsupported films, when trim sealed by this method, tend to form a strong bead in their seal areas due to surface tension and orientation. This method is also used to a limited degree with laminated constructions. Hot-wire cutoff is also used in film-dispensing equipment and with L sealers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'emballage
  • Emballages en matières plastiques
  • Plasturgie
CONT

Soudure-coupure par fil ou barre chauffante (...) Principe (...) Un fil chaud ou des lames découpent et soudent le film en une même opération. (...) Principales applications (...) Films rétractables (emballage de revues, livres, etc.).

OBS

Bien que contesté entre autres par le Grand Dictionnaire Encyclopédique Larousse, le terme "soudure" est employé au sens de "soudage" (l'opération) par les auteurs de "l'emballage sous toutes ses facettes" (code : BEMBA, 1988), ouvrage piloté par le Laboratoire National d'Essais de France et la revue Emballages Magazine.

Spanish

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Record 20 1990-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging Techniques
  • Packaging in Plastic
  • Plastics Manufacturing
CONT

Hot-wire or knife sealing is adaptable to a very high speed operation and is used for both sealing and cutting apart polyethylene bags on bag-making equipment.... Unsupported films, when trim sealed by this method, tend to form a strong bead in their seal areas due to surface tension and orientation. This method is also used to a limited degree with laminated constructions. Hot-wire cutoff is also used in film-dispensing equipment and with L sealers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'emballage
  • Emballages en matières plastiques
  • Plasturgie
OBS

Soudure-coupe par fil ou barre chauffante (...) Principe (...) Un fil chaud ou des lames découpent et soudent le film en une même opération. (...) Principales Applications (...) Films rétractables (emballage de revues, livres, etc.).

OBS

Bien que contesté entre autres par le Grand Dictionnaire Encyclopédique Larousse, le terme "soudure" est employé au sens de "soudage" (l'opération) par les auteurs de "L'emballage sous toutes ses facettes" (code : BEMBA, 1988), ouvrage piloté par le Laboratoire National d'Essais de France et la revue Emballages Magazine.

Key term(s)
  • soudure-coupe par lames chauffantes

Spanish

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Record 21 1989-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Preparation of Leather and Leather Articles
  • Leatherworking Procedures
DEF

Surface sealing : The closing of the pores of a leather surface by a grounding, or bottoming, agent prior to application of the finish proper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des cuirs et des objets en cuir
  • Procédés de travail du cuir
CONT

Traitement bouche-pores.

OBS

Produit de finition pour le cuir.

Spanish

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Record 22 1982-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
OBS

FIST. Nut pipe seal(42-31-870). A hexagonal nut containing internal tapered pipe thread. It has raised undetachable sealing member on the face of the bearing surface. The item, when installed, provides a method of sealing the connection at the boss or the mating surface.(USSU-6-72, 454).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
OBS

JEDE 72 235.

Spanish

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Record 23 1981-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Mechanical Components
OBS

By selecting a suitable length and thickness for the fibres, the flocked components can be given a harder or a softer surface structure. This influences the relationship between friction and the pressure of the fibres against the sealing surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Composants mécaniques
OBS

La partie floquée présente une structure superficielle plus ou moins souple selon la longueur et l'épaisseur de fibre choisies, ce qui influence le rapport entre le frottement et la pression de fibre sur la surface d'étanchéité.

Spanish

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Record 24 1981-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems
OBS

Plug valve in which the surface of contact between the plug and the valve body is tapered and provides the sealing surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions mécaniques
OBS

La surface de contact entre le tournant et le boisseau est conique et assure l'étanchéité.

Spanish

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Record 25 1981-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
  • Lubrication Technology
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
OBS

Rubbing seals rely for their effectiveness essentially on the elasticity of the material exerting and maintaining a certain pressure at the sealing surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
  • Tribologie
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

Dispositifs d'étanchéité à frottement. Dans ces dispositifs, l'étanchéité est assurée par un élément qui, du fait de son élasticité, s'applique avec une certaine pression sur une surface en mouvement relatif.

Spanish

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Record 26 1981-02-24

English

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

The V-ring seal(...) can be used for grease or oil lubricated bearing arrangements. It comprises a rubber ring with a hinged rubber lip which is pressed axially against the sealing surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
  • Paliers, coussinets et roulements (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

Le joint V-Ring (...) est employé pour des roulements lubrifiés à la graisse ou, dans certaines conditions, à l'huile. Il s'agit d'un joint en caoutchouc dont la lèvre s'applique axialement sur la surface d'appui.

Spanish

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