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HEAD LOSS DUE FRICTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Civil Engineering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- friction head
1, record 1, English, friction%20head
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- friction loss 2, record 1, English, friction%20loss
correct, standardized, officially approved
- head loss due to friction 3, record 1, English, head%20loss%20due%20to%20friction
correct
- frictional loss 4, record 1, English, frictional%20loss
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The head lost by water flowing in a stream or conduit due to disturbances caused by the contact between the moving water and its containing conduit and of intermolecular friction. 5, record 1, English, - friction%20head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
friction head; friction loss: terms standardized by the British Standards Institute (BSI). 6, record 1, English, - friction%20head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
friction loss: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 7, record 1, English, - friction%20head
Record 1, Key term(s)
- friction head loss
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Génie civil
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- perte de charge de frottement
1, record 1, French, perte%20de%20charge%20de%20frottement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- perte de charge par frottement 2, record 1, French, perte%20de%20charge%20par%20frottement
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- perte de charge 3, record 1, French, perte%20de%20charge
correct, feminine noun
- perte par frottement 4, record 1, French, perte%20par%20frottement
correct, feminine noun
- perte de charge due au frottement 5, record 1, French, perte%20de%20charge%20due%20au%20frottement
feminine noun
- perte due au frottement 6, record 1, French, perte%20due%20au%20frottement
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Perte totale de charge dans un écoulement due au frottement de l'eau sur les parois du canal, du lit ou du milieu poreux qu'il traverse. 7, record 1, French, - perte%20de%20charge%20de%20frottement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elles sont habituellement exprimées en hauteur d'eau. 8, record 1, French, - perte%20de%20charge%20de%20frottement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
perte de charge par frottement : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 9, record 1, French, - perte%20de%20charge%20de%20frottement
Record 1, Key term(s)
- perte par friction
- perte de charge par friction
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Ingeniería civil
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pérdida por fricción
1, record 1, Spanish, p%C3%A9rdida%20por%20fricci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- pérdida por rozamiento 2, record 1, Spanish, p%C3%A9rdida%20por%20rozamiento
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pérdida de energía total en el flujo de agua, debida a la fricción entre el agua y las paredes del cauce, canal o medio poroso en el cual fluye. Generalmente se expresa en unidades de altura. 1, record 1, Spanish, - p%C3%A9rdida%20por%20fricci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 1984-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- friction slope
1, record 2, English, friction%20slope
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The friction head or loss per unit length of conduit. For most conditions of flow the friction slope coincides with the energy gradient, but where a distinction is made between energy losses due to bends, expansions, impacts, etc., a distinction must also be made between the friction slope and the energy gradient. 1, record 2, English, - friction%20slope
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- perte de charge unitaire
1, record 2, French, perte%20de%20charge%20unitaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une perte de charge de cette nature, due à une modification du contour de la veine liquide, est dite "perte de charge singulière", par opposition aux pertes de charge unitaires, dues au frottement visqueux et réparties le long de la conduite. 1, record 2, French, - perte%20de%20charge%20unitaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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