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HEAT PIPE COLLECTOR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-08-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Energy Transformation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heat pipe collector 1, record 1, English, heat%20pipe%20collector
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
heat pipe: A heat-transfer device consisting of a cylinder or tube which absorbs heat by vaporization of a liquid at one end and releases heat by condensation of vapor at the other end. 2, record 1, English, - heat%20pipe%20collector
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transformation de l'énergie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- capteur à caloducs
1, record 1, French, capteur%20%C3%A0%20caloducs
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
le fluide des tubes ascendants des capteurs à caloducs revient à la base du capteur, suivant un circuit en continu, pour être chauffé de nouveau. De cette façon, la chaleur ne peut pas refluer dans les tubes ascendants au cours des périodes non ensoleillées, quand aucune pression vers le haut n'est exercée par la vapeur ascendante. 2, record 1, French, - capteur%20%C3%A0%20caloducs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-03-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Energy Transformation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sandwich-type absorber 1, record 2, English, sandwich%2Dtype%20absorber
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Two metal sheets are dimpled in corresponding locations and spotwelded together. The sheets are then welded along their perimeter. The resultant panel is filled with a supply pipe at one end and a return pipe at the other. Heat transfer liquid is then able to flow through the sandwich, soaking up heat absorbed by practically the entire surface of the collector. 1, record 2, English, - sandwich%2Dtype%20absorber
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transformation de l'énergie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- insolateur dit sandwich
1, record 2, French, insolateur%20dit%20sandwich
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des sandwichs; des sandwiches. 2, record 2, French, - insolateur%20dit%20sandwich
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sandwichs (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 3, record 2, French, - insolateur%20dit%20sandwich
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-03-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Energy Transformation
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- header
1, record 3, English, header
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- manifold 1, record 3, English, manifold
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The pipe running at either end of a solar collector which distributes the heat transfer fluid to, or collects it from the collector. 1, record 3, English, - header
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Transformation de l'énergie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- entrée-sortie
1, record 3, French, entr%C3%A9e%2Dsortie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Faire attention en particulier au branchement des entrées-sorties de l'insolateur. 1, record 3, French, - entr%C3%A9e%2Dsortie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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