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Z FRAME [3 records]

Record 1 2016-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
  • Cutting and Trimming (Machine-Tooling)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
CONT

Power Cutting, Inc., under contract to GPU Nuclear, has engineered, fabricated, and tested an automated cutting equipment system(ACES) to conduct the cutting of the LCSA [lower core support assembly]. The cutting system will include plasma arc cutting, rotary grinding, and abrasive water jetting. It will be a system consisting of a support frame, movable carriage, and trolley for horizontal x, y direction control, and a movable vertical z axis robotic telescoping arm supported on the trolley/carriage arrangement. The support frame, carriage, trolley, and robotic arm will be set on and above the LCSA, submerged in [approximately] 35 ft of reactor coolant. It will be remotely operated and controlled.

OBS

automated cutting equipment system; ACES: term and abbreviation extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Découpage et taillage (Usinage)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
OBS

équipement automatisé de découpage : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
CONT

The stringer may be formed as a T, Z, C, L or OMEGA stringer.... the geometry of the skin shell and the stringers can be modified in various ways. Instead of T stringers, OMEGA stringers which are connected to a skin shell in the region of their foot portions may also be used. "Stringer" is intended to mean any kind of stiffening element, that is to say for example a frame.

Key term(s)
  • omega-type stringer
  • omega type stringer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
CONT

La lisse inférieure de profil «oméga» a une hauteur 120 mm [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Earthmoving
  • Road Construction Equipment
DEF

Distance on "Z" coordinate between the ground reference plane(GRP) and the highest point on retracted counterweight or frame.

OBS

term standardized by ISO.

OBS

Earth-moving machinery terminology - pipelayers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terrassement
  • Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)
DEF

Distance, sur l'axe de coordonnée «Z», entre le plan de référence au sol (PRS) et le point le plus haut du contrepoids rentré ou de son châssis.

OBS

terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

Terminologie des engins de terrassement - tracteurs poseurs de canalisations.

Spanish

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