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INSTANTANEOUS RELEASE [7 records]

Record 1 2009-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Appliances and Equipment
CONT

The threshold for the instantaneous self-protection release should therefore be set very low, which restricts discrimination with downstream equipment to low values, unless more sophisticated trip criteria are used.

OBS

instantaneous release : term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareillage électrique
OBS

déclencheur instantané : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Line in space tracing the successive positions of a moving particle of air.

CONT

An instantaneous pollution release from a single stack will form a "puff" of pollution... The path of the centre of such a puff is called trajectory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Ligne dans l'espace représentant les positions successives d'une particule d'air en mouvement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Curva descrita por las posiciones sucesivas de una partícula de aire en movimiento.

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Record 3 1989-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

Exposure made with a device fitted to some shutters whereby an initial pressure on the release opens the shutter and a second pressure closes it.

CONT

[A "time exposure" is] An exposure of greater duration than an instantaneous exposure; usually regarded as being longer than a second. For some exposures the shutter may be set at "B"(bulb) and remains open only as long as pressure is maintained on the release. For longer exposures the shutter may be set at "T"(time) ;an initial pressure on the release opens the shutter and a second pressure closes it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
CONT

La gamme des vitesses des obturateurs à rideaux, s'étend généralement entre 1 seconde jusqu'à 1/1000 seconde (...) Ils ont tous la pose B et quelquefois la pose T à deux temps, bien peu fonctionnelle.

CONT

(...) les divers obturateurs modernes qui viennent d'être étudiés permettent de faire des poses longues (ou en 1 temps) et des poses très longues (dites en 2 temps).

CONT

Deux lettres sont également inscrites sur cette bague. Il s'agit de B (temps de pose retenu) et de T (temps de pose très long).

Spanish

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Record 4 1989-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
  • Occupational Health and Safety
CONT

To estimate the vapour concentrations downwind of an accident site for determination of the flammability or toxicity hazard zone, the atmospheric dispersion of a contaminant vapour is modelled as a "puff" or "plume" according to the decision tree given in Figure 3. A gas leak form a tank is considered a semi-continuous point source, modelling as a plume, whereas the release of a large amount of gas over a very short time period of the order of seconds to minutes is considered an instantaneous point source modelled as a puff.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions
  • Santé et sécurité au travail

Spanish

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Record 5 1989-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
OBS

In an accidental situation,... the mode of release depends on the chemical and how it is stored and on the nature of the rupture which may be highly irregular and can occur anywhere on the containing vessel.... A gas leak from a tank would act as a "point" source of vapour emissions, whereas as a liquid leak spreading on a land or water surface and evaporating would act as an "area" source. Both of these types of sources would be of a "semi-continuous" nature, whereas a catastrophic failure would result in an "instantaneous" cloud(or "puff") source.... in this latter case, a large amount of material is released in a short time....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Études et analyses environnementales
OBS

Dans les cahiers de la collection "Enviroguide", publiés par Environnement Canada, se rapporte à la perforation d'une citerne par suite d'un accident, donnant lieu sur le coup à une très forte émission de vapeurs qualifiée de "bouffée" (voir cette fiche).

Spanish

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Record 6 1989-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

This type of motion causes a smoke plume from a continuous point source to meander ....

OBS

... accidental situation.... The mode of release depends on the chemical and how it is stored and on the nature of the rupture... on the containing vessel.... A gas leak from a tank would act as a "point" source of vapour emissions, whereas as a liquid leak spreading on a land or water surface and evaporating would act as an "area" source. Both of these types of sources would be of a "semi-continuous" nature, whereas a catastrophic failure... would result in an "instantaneous" cloud(or "puff") source.... [in] the latter case,... a large amount of material is released in a short time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Études et analyses environnementales
OBS

Modélisation de la diffusion atmosphérique des polluants.

Spanish

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Record 7 1980-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
OBS

An exposure of greater duration than an instantaneous exposure; usually regarded as being longer than a second. For some exposures the shutter may be set at "B"(bulb) and remains open only as long as pressure is maintained on the release. For longer exposures the shutter may be set at "T"(time) ;an initial pressure on the release opens the shutter and a second pressure closes it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
OBS

Exposition d'une durée généralement supérieure à la seconde. Il y a deux types de poses: la pose un temps (B) dans laquelle l'obturateur reste ouvert tant que l'opérateur n'a pas relâché le déclencheur; la pose deux temps (T) dans laquelle l'obturateur reste ouvert tant que l'opérateur n'a pas appuyé une seconde fois sur le déclencheur.

Spanish

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