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COMPRESSION VALVE [10 records]

Record 1 2018-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
CONT

Connect the boiler flow from the 2-port zone valve into the inlet for hot water(identified with an "H" usually on the valve body) using the compression ring connections...

OBS

compression ring connection: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
OBS

raccord à bague de compression : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

A polymer of vinylidene fluoride.

OBS

A thermoplastic fluorocarbon polymer suitable for compression and injection molding and extrusion.... Uses : insulation for high-temperature wire, tank linings, chemical tanks and tubing, protective paints and coatings with exceptional resistance(30 years) to weathering and U. V. [ultraviolet radiation;] valve and impeller parts; shrinkage tubing to encapsulate resistors, diodes, and soldered joints; sealant.

OBS

Poly(vinylidene fluoride); PVDF: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Polymère du fluorure de vinylidène.

OBS

Matière thermoplastique transparente, colorée ou non, caractérisée par une excellente stabilité thermique (340 °C) et des propriétés isolantes.

OBS

poly(fluorure de vinylidène); PVDF : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
DEF

Polímero de fluoruro de vinilideno.

OBS

Polímero termoplástico fluorcarbonado. Resiste la degradación por oxidación, la electricidad, los ácidos, los álcalis y halógenos.

OBS

PVDF, por sus siglas en inglés.

Key term(s)
  • polifluoruro de vinilideno
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Record 3 2016-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories
CONT

Compression stop valves are most commonly used to install a shut off valve on copper tubing. This type of shut off valve compresses a brass feral onto the copper with a nut holding it tight into the shut off valve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refrigerating Machines and Appliances
CONT

[In a] compression refrigerating system [, low-pressure] vapor(refrigerant)... enters the compressor... and is compressed to a high pressure.... the high-pressure vapor enters the condenser... The high-pressure liquid... then expands through a throttling valve... to a lower pressure in the evaporator...

OBS

The compression system most commonly used is the positive-displacement reciprocating compressor.

Key term(s)
  • vapor-compression system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines frigorifiques
CONT

Quelles que soient la puissance et la nature du fluide frigorigène, le principe d'une installation frigorifique à compression est toujours le même. Toute proportion gardée, on y retrouve toujours les quatre appareils essentiels; l'évaporateur [...], le compresseur [...], le condenseur [...] et le régleur détendeur [...]

OBS

Dans les installations à compression, le compresseur est l'organe principal.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
  • Refrigeration Engineering
OBS

compression valve : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
  • Techniques du froid
OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
  • Pipes and Fittings
CONT

A pulley elbow is a device that contains a ball bearing sheave(pulley) which guides stainless steel cable 90 degrees around the sheave. It is defined as a device used to change direction for stainless steel wire cable, which is housed in conduit and is used to connect to a cable operated manual pull station, a mechanical gas valve, and/or the fusible link detection, from the Ansul AUTOMAN Regulated Release Mechanism. It is used because bending conduit results in too much friction loss in the movement of the cable in the conduit. There are two types of pulley elbows. Part No. 415670 has socket ends with set screws for ½ in. conduit, and Part No. 423250 has compression ring ends also for ½ in. conduit. [Source : Bill Klingenmaier, Ansul Incorporated, ansul. us. techsupport. preengineer@tycoint. com]

CONT

... fire-suppression system, ... To accommodate 90-degree turns in the cable, the appellant uses corner pulleys, which serve as fittings to the conduit while allowing for free movement of the cable. Corner pulleys are composed of high-temperature aluminum and employ a grooved wheel within which the cable runs. The wheel turns freely by use of steel ball bearings.

CONT

Three types of actuation are available for the INERGEN [total flooding] system: manual, pneumatic, and electric. ... The maximum number of corner pulley elbows is 10. ... Installation - Manual Actuation. Pulley elbow [is] required at each change of direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
CONT

Les poulies d'angle sont utilisées pour permettre de plier en équerre un câble installé entre les dispositifs de détection d'incendie et le robinet régulateur du débit du produit ignifuge. Les poulies sont constituées d'aluminium résistant aux températures élevées et comportent une roue à gorge sur laquelle est enroulé un câble.

CONT

Le système de base comprend un réservoir de poudre extinctrice et le mécanisme de déclenchement ANSUL AUTOMAN logés dans une armoire métallique. Les buses, détecteur(s) et lien(s) fusible(s), le té de réduction de la tuyauterie de poudre extinctrice et la (les) poulies(s) d'angle nécessaires pour compléter l'installation sont fournis séparément selon les quantités dictées par les exigences totales de protection.

Spanish

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Record 7 1998-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pumps
  • Refrigeration Engineering
CONT

The great majority of heat pumps work on the principle of the vapour compression cycle. The main components in such a heat pump system are the compressor, the expansion valve and two heat exchangers referred to as evaporator and condenser. The components are connected to form a closed circuit... A volatile liquid, known as the working fluid or refrigerant, circulates through the four components. In the evaporator the temperature of the liquid working fluid is kept lower than the temperature of the heat source, causing heat to flow from the heat source to the liquid, and the working fluid evaporates. Vapour from the evaporator is compressed to a higher pressure and temperature. The hot vapour then enters the condenser, where it condenses and gives off useful heat. Finally, the high-pressure working fluid is expanded to the evaporator pressure and temperature in the expansion valve. The working fluid is returned to its original state and once again enters the evaporator. The compressor is usually driven by an electric motor and sometimes by a combustion engine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes
  • Techniques du froid

Spanish

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Record 8 1993-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
CONT

Dry barrel hydrants.(a) These hydrants are of the compression, gate or knuckle-joint type, according to the valve mechanism that is located in the foot piece.

OBS

Figure 3 - knuckle-joint hydrant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
CONT

Les bornes d'incendie incongelables peuvent être à compression, à robinet-vanne ou à clapet articulé, selon le mécanisme logé dans la base.

Spanish

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Record 9 1985-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
DEF

The number of degrees of crankshaft rotation after top or bottom center at which the intake or exhaust valve opens or closes. For example : if the intake valve closes 60 ° after bottom center on the compression stroke it has a valve lag of 60 °.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs

Spanish

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Record 10 1976-06-19

English

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

French

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

Spanish

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