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ENERGY CAPABILITY [22 records]

Record 1 2023-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Electromagnetism
  • Acoustics (Physics)
DEF

The attack of personnel, facilities or materiel using electromagnetic or acoustic energy with the intent of degrading, neutralizing or destroying an enemy's capability.

OBS

electronic attack; EA: designations and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel; designations officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel, the Air Force Terminology Panel, the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre électronique
  • Électromagnétisme
  • Acoustique (Physique)
DEF

Attaque visant le personnel, les installations ou le matériel au moyen d'énergie électromagnétique ou acoustique dans le but de dégrader, neutraliser ou détruire les capacités de l’ennemi.

OBS

L'attaque électronique est une composante de la guerre électronique.

OBS

attaque électronique; AE : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées; désignations uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre, par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes et par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense.

OBS

attaque électronique; AE; EA : désignations uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de la Force aérienne.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine and River Navigation Aids
  • Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)
DEF

A system consisting of one or more transducers to send and receive sound, equipment for the generation and detection of the electrical impulses to and from the transducer, and a display or recorder system for the observation of the received signals.

CONT

An active sonar system is one in which pulses of acoustic energy are launched into the water for the purpose of producing echoes. By examining the echoes of transmitted pulses, it affords the capability of both detecting the presence of and estimating the range, and in certain cases, the bearing, of an underwater target.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)
CONT

Un système sonar actif est un système qui émet un signal et qui traite l'observation reçue après (éventuelle) réflexion sur la cible.

OBS

sonar actif : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ayuda a la navegación marítima y fluvial
  • Dispositivo sonar y detección submarina (Militar)
CONT

Si un sistema sonar activo está dominado por el ruido o por la reverberación depende de la potencia acústica, el alcance y la velocidad del blanco [...]

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Record 3 2020-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Tactics
DEF

An advanced, long-range non-lethal, directed energy, counter-personnel capability that projects a man-sized(1. 5 m) beam of millimeter waves(not microwaves) at a range up to 1, 000 meters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tactique militaire
OBS

On dirait mieux «système d'interdiction actif».

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

Gas-solid cocurrent downflow(downer) reactors offer many advantages over gas-solid cocurrent upflow(riser) reactors, such as better gas-solids contact efficiency, more uniform gas and solids residence time distributions and the potential capability of handling higher solids-gas loading ratios. These features make the downer an excellent reactor for fast reactions and especially for fast reactions where the intermediate is the product. This new type of reactor has so far not been well developed but has huge potential for many industrial processes such as fluid catalytic cracking of crude oil where further improvement in the gas-solids contact efficiency will lead to significant economic gains, pyrolysis of some solids waste into valuable organic products which provides a more energy efficient alternative to waste incineration...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Génie chimique
  • Traitement des eaux usées
OBS

Réacteurs chimiques. [...] Techniques de mise en œuvre. [...] Dans le cas où deux phases fluides (gaz et liquide) doivent être mises en œuvre, l'écoulement à travers le lit catalytique fixe peut se faire de diverses manières : à cocourant descendant [...], à cocourant ascendant, à contre-courant. Le cocourant descendant est la technologie la plus souvent utilisée, car la plus facile à mettre en œuvre. [...] l'efficacité des lits fixes avec écoulement biphasique à cocourant descendant dépend essentiellement de la distribution de la phase liquide au sommet du lit de catalyseur.

OBS

Réacteur tubulaire. [...] La circulation des fluides à cocourant descendant est celle qui est généralement utilisée; ce type d'écoulement a l'avantage vis-à-vis du cocourant ascendant de ne pas poser de problèmes quant à la fixation du lit catalytique. De plus, les performances avec un cocourant descendant sembleraient légèrement supérieures à celles obtenues avec un cocourant ascendant.

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

It has been suggested that a comparatively low-cost theatre missile defence capability could be obtained by replacing the front end of the Standard with a second-stage guided weapon, combining a 256 x 256 element focal-plane infrared array with a new guidance system and an 18 kg kinetic energy weapon.

Key term(s)
  • focal plane infrared array

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Missiles et roquettes
CONT

Une autre idée a pris corps selon laquelle il serait possible de mettre au point un missile de défense de théâtre relativement économique en remplaçant l'ogive du Standard par un deuxième étage guidé qui comporterait un réseau plan focal infrarouge à 256 x 256 éléments, un nouveau système de guidage et une arme à énergie cinétique 18kg.

Spanish

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Record 6 2007-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing (Electricity)
CONT

The actual reduction in annual peak load(measured in kilowatts) achieved by consumers that participate in a utility DSM program. It reflects the changes in the demand for electricity resulting from a utility DSM program that is in effect at the same time the utility experiences its annual peak load, as opposed to the installed peak load reduction capability(i. e., Potential Peak Reduction). It should account for the regular cycling of energy efficient units during the period of annual peak load.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tarification (Électricité)
DEF

Importance d'une fourniture d'électricité qui est exprimée en kilowatts ou kilovoltampères.

OBS

puissance : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tarificación (Electricidad)
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Record 7 2007-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Renewable Energy
OBS

The Energy Technology Systems Analysis Programme(ETSAP) is an implementing Agreement of the International Energy Agency(IEA), first established in 1976. It functions as a consortium of member country teams and invited teams that actively cooperate to establish, maintain, and expand a consistent multi-country energy/economy/environment analytical capability.

Key term(s)
  • Energy Technology Systems Analysis Program

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Énergies renouvelables
OBS

Programme de l'Agence internationale de l'énergie.

Spanish

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Record 8 - external organization data 2005-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy (Physics)
  • Nuclear Power Stations
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Unplanned capability loss factor.... Calculation : Reference Energy Generation(REG)=Unit Capacity x referenced period(Mw-hrs).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie (Physique)
  • Centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Coefficient de perte de capacité imprévue. [...] Calcul : Production d'énergie de référence (PER) = Capacité d'une tranche O période de référence (MW-heures).

Spanish

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Record 9 2004-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of National Programs (Non-Canadian)
  • Space Weapons
OBS

The Kinetic Energy Anti-Satellite(KE-ASAT) program is intended to provide the United States with the capability to neutralize hostile satellites. The objective of the KE-ASAT program is to define, develop, integrate and test the necessary Kill Vehicle(KV), weapon control subsystem component and subsystems technologies to demonstrate hit-to-kill performance, including debris mitigation against hostile satellites.

Key term(s)
  • Kinetic Energy Antisatellite program

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes nationaux non canadiens
  • Armes orbitales
Key term(s)
  • Arme anti-satellite à énergie cinétique
  • Arme antisatellite à énergie cinétique

Spanish

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Record 10 2004-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Office Automation
DEF

[a] software designed to develop the user’s awareness.

CONT

But is it possible to improve on the mental processes that go into the creative thought writing represents? Some people say it is a theory that has prompted the development of an emerging genre of software called idea processors. There are several packages available for micros and minis that improve writing efficiency, cut down on brain drain, improve research capability and help harness the incredible energy of brainstorms.

CONT

Mindware is microcomputer-based software that extends and enhances a user’s thought processes. Fine mindware products are reviewed: Living Videotext’s Thinktank, Softpath System’s Brainstormer, Fastware’s Thor, Idea Ware, The Idea Processor and Maxthink’s Maxthink.

CONT

Thought organisers are word processing packages that allow a user to enter information into the computer in the way he/she might write notes on an index card. Key words are then used to sort this into logical sequence.

Key term(s)
  • mindware system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Bureautique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Ofimática
DEF

Programática de aplicación de las computadoras (ordenadores) personales que permite al usuario organizar sus pensamientos en forma de esquema, modificando, ampliando, condensando y reorganizando los diversos asuntos según sea necesario.

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Record 11 2003-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

It has been suggested that a comparatively low-cost theatre missile defence capability could be obtained by replacing the front end of the Standard with a second-stage guided weapon, combining a 256 x 256 element focal-plane infrared array with a new guidance system and an 18 kg kinetic energy weapon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
CONT

Une autre idée a pris corps selon laquelle il serait possible de mettre au point un missile de défense de théâtre relativement économique en remplaçant l'ogive du Standard par un deuxième étage guidé qui comporterait un réseau plan focal infrarouge à 256 x 256 éléments, un nouveau système de guidage et une arme à énergie cinétique de 18kg.

Spanish

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Record 12 2002-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security
CONT

Fast Neutron Detection-As part of the U. S. effort to deter smuggling of special nuclear material(SNM), the DOE is developing technologies to detect illicit shipments of SNM coming into U. S. ports of entry, such as in cargo containers. To improve this capability, grant applications are sought for the development of detector systems with the ability to directly detect fast neutrons and determine their energy and direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité
DEF

Procédé de détection des explosifs qui décèle l'azote et l'oxygène présent dans les explosifs, permettant d'identifier les composés nitrogénés.

CONT

Celle-ci combine en effet deux contrôles : les bagages détectés par un bombardement "à neutrons lents" sont automatiquement présentés devant un autre système de détection, dit "à neutrons rapides".

Spanish

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Record 13 2002-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Climatology
OBS

Our ability to understand, and to predict weather, climate, and global change depends critically on our capability to measure and model all processes determining the water and energy cycles between and within the components of our climate system. BALTEX, as one GEWEX continental scale experiment, will provide much more understanding of these mechanisms and processes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Climatologie
OBS

Appellation et abréviation confirmées par l'organisme.

Key term(s)
  • Expérience en mer Baltique

Spanish

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Record 14 2002-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydroelectric Power Stations
CONT

In addition to adding capacity there was also the issue of repowering some of the older units at the plants. Valmy had the capability of doubling the facility. Dynergy and NRG Energy were experts in using state-of-the-art techniques to reduce the emissions in coal-fired facilities and reused water in order to improve the environment. Had the companies been able to purchase these plants they could have implemented their ideas on the expansions as well as the repowering.... the agreements could include ideas representing :... re-engineering or repowering the generating assets to produce increased electricity or produce electricity more efficiently or make available more capacity...,-expanding the generating capacity of the generating assets or constructing or installing new generating assets on the real property adjacent to the generating asset... The companies... represented had the financial capability and had been desirous to invest... in new plants and repowering plants.

CONT

Many Broward residents don’t realize that the Broward County Commission can influence FP&L [Florida Power and Light] into re-powering its ancient Port Everglades plant to a cleaner burning fuel ...

PHR

Repowering, re-powering plant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales hydro-électriques
DEF

Équiper de nouveau; équiper en remplaçant le matériel ancien par du neuf

OBS

Le rééquipement des centrales avec alimentation au gaz naturel à cycle combiné. Le rééquipement des centrales avec gazéification intégrée du charbon à cycle combiné. Le remplacement avec de nouvelles sources d'énergie (hydroélectrique, nucléaire, éolienne).

OBS

Rééquipement (turbines) : augmenter la puissance installée d'une centrale en remplaçant les turbines existantes par des turbines plus performantes. [source : Consultation terminologique - Hydro-Québec.]

Spanish

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Record 15 2002-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
CONT

On a peak-day basis, interstate pipe-line delivery capability into California is about 7 billion cubic feet per day while California's ability to absorb natural gas within the intrastate pipeline and distribution system("take-away" capability) appears to be less, as low pressures and the inability to meet some inter-ruptible gas load during peak periods indicate.... Although the physical capability of the delivery point at Ehrenberg, AZ, could permit an estimated 1, 410 MMcf/d to be delivered, the intrastate system can receive only 1, 210 MMcf/d. 13 The California Energy Commission estimated that the imbalance at the northern corridor crossing(Needles/Topock) is about 350 Mmcf/d. 14. These two estimates for the separate State border crossings combined indicate a potential shortfall in receipt capacity of 550 MMcf/d along the Arizona border.

CONT

The interstate capacity into California is approximately 7,435,000 Mcf/day³(an Mcf is roughly equal to an MMBtu) and the intrastate receipt capacity (takeaway capacity) is approximately 6,675,000 Mcf/day.

Key term(s)
  • receipt capability
  • takeaway capability
  • take-away capacity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
CONT

La capacité à Huntingdon (C.-B.) est consituée d'une capacité de réception de 1,18 109 pi³ /j de la Northwest Pipeline Company (le principal réseau de transport par gazoduc reliant le Nord-Ouest en bordure du Pacifique) et d'une capacité de 0,1 109 pi³/j pour les exportations transitant par d'autres réseaux.

CONT

Le gazoduc Northwinds permettra aux marchés américains de bénéficier de l'offre croissante de gaz naturel provenant du marché central du gaz naturel à Dawn en Ontario. Actuellement, ce centre régional a une capacité de transport par gazoduc de plus de 3,5 milliards de pieds cubes par jour et une capacité de stockage excédant 870 milliards de pieds cubes. Grâce à des interconnexions le long du tracé du gazoduc et dans la région d'Ellisburg-Leidy (important marché de gaz naturel pour la côte est), Northwinds aura accès à une capacité de transport de plus de cinq milliards de pieds cubes sur les systèmes de gazoduc inter-États qui approvisionnent les principaux marchés de la côte est.

Spanish

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Record 16 2001-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

Gas-solid cocurrent downflow(downer) reactors offer many advantages over gas-solid cocurrent upflow(riser) reactors, such as better gas-solids contact efficiency, more uniform gas and solids residence time distributions and the potential capability of handling higher solids-gas loading ratios. These features make the downer an excellent reactor for fast reactions and especially for fast reactions where the intermediate is the product. This new type of reactor has so far not been well developed but has huge potential for many industrial processes such as fluid catalytic cracking of crude oil where further improvement in the gas-solids contact efficiency will lead to significant economic gains, pyrolysis of some solids waste into valuable organic products which provides a more energy efficient alternative to waste incineration...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Génie chimique
  • Traitement des eaux usées
OBS

Par analogie avec «réacteur gaz-liquide» : Techniques de l'ingénieur (source TECHN, 1993, volume J3, fascicule numéro 4020, page 13) et avec «réacteur liquide-liquide» : idem page 18.

Spanish

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Record 17 1999-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
CONT

"Cold-adapted enzymes have many potential applications, including use by the detergent industry, a $100 million market, where enzymes are in demand for cold water wash applications, "said Bruggeman. "Our research focuses on customizing the enzymes we discovered in our Phase 1 research, as well as identifying additional esterase and lipase genes which can be developed and optimized further for multiple uses. "The Phase II award will fund research in extreme cold, deep-sea environments where unique microbes have been found to dwell in the carcasses of whale skeletons. These skeletons ooze oil for up to 20 years and are encrusted with a dense microbial flora that derives energy and nutrition from the lipids found in the decaying whale. The microbes are, therefore, a source of rare cold-adapted enzymes. In Phase 1 research, Diversa scientists found that these enzymes have the capability to efficiently degrade fats and oils under laboratory conditions of extreme cold, such as in cold water wash conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
CONT

Le truc des cryozymes repose donc sur le repliement de leur structure polypeptidique : il se produit de telle façon que la rigidité moléculaire ne survient qu'à des températures inférieures à 0ºC. Pour comprendre cette flexibilité il faut reconstruire la structure tridimensionnelle des enzymes.

OBS

Tiré du Technoscope.

OBS

À l'avenir, les cryoenzymes pourraient intervenir dans de nombreuses applications : dans les détergents pour les lavages des vêtements ou d'autres types de nettoyage à basse température; comme exhausteurs de goût ou de texture dans les procédés alimentaires; en tant que biocapteurs pour des applications environnementales; dans des processus de bioremédiation [...].

Spanish

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Record 18 1998-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydroelectric Power Stations
PHR

Energy capability factor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales hydro-électriques
DEF

Quantité d'énergie maximale que peut produire une centrale électrique.

PHR

Indice de productibilité.

Spanish

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Record 19 1998-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Air Pollution
OBS

One of DOE's [Department of Energy] predecessor's, the Energy Research and Development Agency(ERDA), recognized that many of the effects of energy use on the environment and health are regional in nature; so ERDA initiated a regional sulfate pollution study in 1976. This study, the Multistate Atmospheric Power Production Pollution Study(MAP3s), had as its major goals the improvement of the Nations capability to understand and predict the atmospheric effects of emission from fossil-fuelled electric generation plants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Pollution de l'air

Spanish

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Record 20 1994-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Concrete
DEF

High strength concrete reinforced by the addition of fibers which increase its energy absorbing capability or ductility.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de béton
OBS

Béton de fibres : béton dans lequel on a incorporé des fibres qui peuvent être de diverses natures (polypropylène, métalliques, verre filé), pour constituer un maillage d'armature, et améliorer ainsi les caractéristiques de cohésion et de résistance à la fissuration.

CONT

[...] une nouvelle approche de la conception doit être faite avec l'arrivée des BHP et [...] doit intégrer les matériaux nouveaux (BHP fibrés, BHP à granulats légers...) [...].

Spanish

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Record 21 1992-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
  • Hoisting and Lifting
CONT

The mast assembly of the fork truck consists of a steel upright assembly and hydraulic cylinders to provide the lifting capability of the fork truck. The mast consists of stationary outer channels and telescoping inner channels which provide for high lifting capabilities while permitting a low collapsed height.... Multiple-stage masts increase mast complexity and require more energy than a low freelift design. The most economical mast for general purpose storage and in-plant transportation is a two-stage mast with low freelift.

CONT

The amount of freelift available is dependent on the mast and truck design. Freelift may range from only a few inches on some models to over 60 in. (1500 mm) on the man-up turret truck. Most manufacturers offer trucks with either standard or "high" freelift available.

CONT

High visibility masts - standard, full-free [lift] and full-free triple.

OBS

"free lift": ... the height to which the forks can lift without elevating the mast.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
  • Levage
CONT

Levée libre réduite. Elle correspond simplement à ce qui est nécessaire pour transporter une charge. Elle est obtenue par un jeu qui existe en position basse entre la tête de la tige du vérin de levage et le montant mobile.

CONT

Il existe plusieurs types de mâts élévateurs : à levée simple non télescopique; à levée double télescopique; à levée triple télescopique; à levée quadruple télescopique. [Les mâts télescopiques peuvent être] à levée libre réduite ou à levée libre totale.

Spanish

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Record 22 1986-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Power Stations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales électriques
OBS

(Règlement sur l'ONE, Partie VI, 6(2)(v)(V]

Spanish

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