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DEWAR CONTAINER [3 records]

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Record 1 2004-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Chemistry)
  • Refrigeration Engineering
  • Biotechnology
DEF

A vessel having double walls, the space between being evacuated to prevent the transfer of heat and the surfaces facing the vacuum being heat-reflective; used to hold liquid gases and to study low-temperature phenomena.

CONT

The cryogenic Dewar vessel is a flask-in-flask reservoir. The interwall space is filled with multilayer insulation and evacuated. High vacuum is maintained for a long time, which secures stable technical data throughout the whole operation period. The inner and outer vessels are made of aluminium alloy.

Key term(s)
  • Dewar container

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Chimie)
  • Techniques du froid
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Récipient à doubles parois, entre lesquelles on a fait le vide, servant à conserver un gaz liquéfié à très basse température, ou à constituer un cryostat.

Key term(s)
  • récipient de Dewar

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo (Química)
  • Ingeniería de refrigeración
  • Biotecnología
DEF

Usado para conservar líquidos muy fríos, verbigracia, aire líquido, oxígeno líquido, etc. Tiene doble pared y entre las dos que lo forman se ha hecho el vacío. Para reflejar todo calor se platea.

CONT

[...] Enfriamos la trampa hasta los cuatro kelvins mediante el contacto térmico con helio líquido en el interior de un frasco dewar, recipiente con aislamiento al vacío semejante a un termo.

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Record 2 1993-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Land Forces
CONT

Kollsman has developed a focal-plane array upgrade which combines most of the components of existing sensors(for example optics, gimbals and interface electronics) with a new focal-plane detector array packed in a tactical Dewar container.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Forces terrestres
CONT

Kollsman a développé un kit de modernisation à réseau plan-focal qui n'intéresse que la partie "détection" et qui conserve la plupart des composants des capteurs actuels (optique, cardans et électronique d'interface).

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Land Forces
CONT

Kollsman has developed a focal-plane array upgrade which combines most of the components of existing sensors(for example optics, gimbals and interface electronics) with a new focal-plane detector array packed in a tactical Dewar container.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Forces terrestres
CONT

Kollsman a développé un kit de modernisation à réseau plan-focal qui n'intéresse que la partie "détection" et qui conserve la plupart des composants des capteurs actuels (optique, cardans et électronique d'interface).

Spanish

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