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DRAG EFFECT [10 records]

Record 1 2021-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
  • Ballistics
DEF

… the constant speed of a projectile after air drag and gravity pull have reached the point where the two forces cancel each other's effect on the projectile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
  • Balistique
DEF

[…] vitesse constante d'un projectile une fois que la résistance de l'air et la gravité ont atteint le point où les deux forces annulent leur effet réciproque sur le projectile.

OBS

vitesse terminale : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física
  • Balística
CONT

Cuando un objeto cae de una altura cualquiera, el aire empieza a chocar contra él. Cuanto más rápido se mueva el objeto, más rozamiento se producirá, hasta llegar al punto en que la fuerza de rozamiento contra el aire sea igual a la fuerza con la que el objeto cae. Es entonces cuando el sistema objeto-gravedad-aire llega al equilibrio: pese a que la gravedad terrestre intenta acelerar aún más el objeto, el rozamiento contra el aire es tan grande que no lo permite. El objeto cae entonces a una velocidad terminal.

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Record 2 2017-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Road Transport
DEF

A mechanism in which an increased retarding effect is obtained by changing the valve timing to increase the internal resistance(drag) of the engine.

OBS

engine retarder: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Transport routier
DEF

Mécanisme permettant d'accroître l'effet ralentisseur par modification du réglage des soupapes afin d'augmenter la résistance interne (résistance au mouvement) du moteur.

OBS

ralentisseur moteur : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Motores (Vehículos automotores)
  • Frenos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Transporte por carretera
DEF

Mecanismo en el cual se obtiene el incremento de un efecto retardante al cambiar la regulación de la válvula para incrementar la resistencia interna del motor.

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Record 3 2014-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
DEF

An upturned wingtip or added auxiliary aerofoil(s) above and/or below tip to increase efficiency of wing in cruise, usually by reducing tip vortex and thus recovering energy lost therein and improving circulation and lift of outer portion of wing.

CONT

The tipsails are an extension of NASA [National Aeronautics and Space Administration] technology which led to the application of small winglets on many airplanes... Tipsails operate in the rotational flow field of the wing tip vortex, giving an effect similar to the sail of a boat as it moves into the wind. The force vector produced by the pressure differential between the two surfaces is directed forward, which results in a cruise drag reduction. Rudders, located at the trailing edge of the tipsails, provide directional control without requiring a special surface dedicated solely to that purpose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
DEF

Dérive verticale d'un aéronef, située en bout d'aile.

CONT

Les ailettes marginales ne se bornent pas à diminuer la traînée induite et, dans une certaine mesure, à augmenter le Cz maximal. Elles ont en outre une influence importante en ce qui concerne la stabilité latérale.

OBS

ailette de bout d'aile; penne : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Célula de aeronaves
  • Maniobras de las aeronaves
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Record 4 2010-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ballistics
  • Small Arms
DEF

The impeding effect of the air on the passage of a projectile ...

OBS

Air resistance includes the direct resistance of the air on the ogive of the projectile and the effect of drag on the base of the projectile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Balistique
  • Armes légères
DEF

Effet de freinage de l'air sur le passage d'un projectile [...]

OBS

La résistance de l'air comprend la résistance directe de l'air sur l'ogive du projectile et l'effet de traînée sur le culot du projectile.

OBS

résistance de l'air : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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Record 5 2010-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
  • Air Transport
DEF

[Drag] caused by slush or standing water on aircraft wheels.

CONT

Jet aircraft are also highly susceptible to the effect of precipitant drag, which occurs on slush-or water-covered runways, seriously affecting the ability of aircraft to obtain flying speed safely on takeoff.

OBS

Snow is not normally included in this term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Transport aérien
CONT

La présence de neige fondante ou d'eau stagnante sur les pistes peut avoir un effet critique sur l'exploitation des aéronefs. Des variations dans la nature de la neige fondante et l'effet critique de son épaisseur ont rendu difficile l'évaluation de la traînée parasite due aux résidus de précipitation. [...] Outre l'existence de coefficients de frottement discutables et les effets néfastes de l'hydroplanage, il faut tenir compte, lors de l'utilisation des pistes recouvertes d'une épaisseur mesurable de fluide, de l'effet de ralentissement du roulement libre que l'on a appelé «traînée parasite».

Spanish

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Record 6 2010-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
CONT

The plain flat, in effect, acts as if the trailing edge of the wing were deflected downward to change the camber of the wing, thus increasing both lift and drag. If the flap is moved downward sufficiently, it becomes an effective air brake. The plain flap may be hinged to the wing at the lower side, or it may have the hinge line midway between the lower and upper surfaces.

OBS

[The] plain flap [is] used for take-off and landing.

OBS

plain flap: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

plain flap: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
CONT

Le volet simple augmente la portance en augmentant la courbure de l'aile.

OBS

volet simple : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

volet simple : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Célula de aeronaves
  • Maniobras de las aeronaves
OBS

flap sencillo: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 7 2004-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

A rotation anemometer which has a horizontal axis upon which helical shaped vanes are mounted.

CONT

Another increasingly popular type of anemometer is the propeller anemometer. This anemometer is simply a very small two-or three-blade propeller, calibrated so that the revolutions per minute(rpm) corresponds to specific wind speeds. This anemometer is known as a "lift" device because it relies upon the rational lift caused by the wind on the propellers to measure the wind speed. By using two propellers held fixed at a perpendicular angle to each other, one can simultaneously measure the wind speed and direction using vector analysis. By including a third propeller positioned vertically relative to the other two, vertical wind movements also can be measured. It should be noted that the effect of variations in air density(due to temperature and/or pressure conditions) are accounted for differently in lift devices(for example, propeller anemometers) and drag devices(for example, cup anemometers).

CONT

The ... propellor anemometer consists of a circular array of blades, usually not less than three, mounted at one end of a horizontal shaft; the blades are free to rotate in response to wind forces acting on them. A wind vane is attached to the opposite end of the shaft. The horizontal shaft is connected to a vertical shaft which, being mounted in bearings, turns as the varying wind direction acts on the vane.

CONT

THEORY OF MEASUREMENTS: Wind speed: Propeller anemometer. Wind direction: Wind vane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Anémomètre qui possède un axe horizontal sur lequel sont montées des pales plates ou hélicoïdales.

CONT

[...] anémomètres à moulinet et à hélice. La différence essentielle entre ces deux types est que le moulinet est un capteur planaire (il mesure la proportion du vecteur vent sur un plan perpendiculaire à son axe de rotation) alors que l'hélice est un capteur cartésien (elle mesure la projection du vecteur vent sur son axe de rotation).

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

A dimensionless number given to measure the effect of drag forces on the Hartmann flow of conducting fluids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 9 1997-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
CONT

Profile extrusion is similar to pipe extrusion except that the sizing mandrel is obviously not necessary. A die plate, in which an orifice of appropriate geometry has been cut, is placed on the face of the normal die assembly. The molten polymer is subjected to surface drag as it passes through the die, resulting in reduced flow through the thinner sections of the orifice. This effect is countered by altering the shape of the orifice, but often this results in a wide difference in the orifice shape from the desired extrusion profile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
CONT

Extrusion de profilés. Les profilés obtenus par extrusion de matières thermoplastiques peuvent être cylindriques pleins (joncs, barres), cylindriques creux (tuyaux, tubes) ou affecter des formes variées (lanières, mains courantes d'escalier, plinthes électriques, profilés pour fenêtre, etc.).

Spanish

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Record 10 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique

Spanish

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