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GARTER SPRING [4 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2006-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Garter spring spacers along the pressure tube keep it from sagging into contact with the calandria tubes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Les bagues d'espacement le long du tube de force permettent d'éviter tout contact avec les tubes de calandre.

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Turbines
CONT

Carbon rings-consist of three segments with flat parallel ends to ensure maximum contact. The segments are held together by a garter spring fitted into a groove.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Turbines
CONT

Les garnitures à anneaux de carbone sont constituées par des segments pressés contre l'arbre au moyen de ressorts.

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-09-04

English

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

Garter spring seals are used on the inside adjacent to the crank faces; dished covers seal the outside. To permit easy dismounting, the bearings are mounted on withdrawal sleeves.

French

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

Côté intérieur les roulements sont protégés par des joints à frottement dont la lèvre s'appuie sur le maneton; côté extérieur on utilise un couvercle. Afin de pouvoir les extraire facilement, les roulements sont montés sur manchons de démontage.

Spanish

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Record 4 1977-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Springs (Mechanical Components)
DEF

a spiral steel spring formed into a closed elastic ring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ressorts (Composants mécaniques)
CONT

La tension radiale [des segments râcleurs d'huile] est généralement obtenue par un ressort expandeur.

Spanish

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