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PIPE SWITCH [6 records]

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Record 1 2016-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Traction (Rail)
  • Railroad Safety
CONT

Locomotive event recorders are installed to record the following data : a) speed, b) distance, c) time, d) direction, e) brake pipe pressure, f) independent brake pressure, g) throttle position, h) dynamic brake, i) horn and bell, j) Reset Safety Control function, k) PC switch, l) various mechanical and electrical functions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traction (Chemins de fer)
  • Sécurité (Transport par rail)
CONT

Le consignateur d'événements est installé pour enregistrer l'information suivante : a) vitesse, b) distance, c) heure, d) direction, e) pression dans la conduite générale, f) pression dans la canalisation du frein direct, g) position du manipulateur, h) frein rhéostatique, i) sifflet et cloche, j) réarmement des dispositifs de sécurité, k) interrupteur PC, l) diverses fonctions mécaniques et électriques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories
  • Sewers and Drainage
CONT

As the level of the effluent within the wet sump rises, air is trapped in a pipe called a 'sensor pipe’, the pressure of which increases as the effluent level continues to rise... This increase in air pressure is subsequently transferred via flexible tubing to the top section of the interface valve which is known as the "controller. "Eventually this pressure becomes great enough to operate a switch within the controller which then allows vacuum pressure to be transferred to the main body of the valve, causing it to open...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
  • Égouts et drainage
CONT

Les vannes d'interface sont un élément clé du réseau d'égouts sous vide. Elles permettent aux eaux usées de passer de la pression atmosphérique à la pression négative (vide) à l'intérieur du réseau de collecte; elles permettent au réseau de demeurer en pression négative.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Springs (Mechanical Components)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
CONT

... a two pole pressure switch. Mechanically it consists of a pipe flange, a flexible diaphragm, range spring, differential spring, linkage and electrical contacts and connections.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ressorts (Composants mécaniques)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
CONT

Le mécanisme d'inversion du contact du pressostat n'est donc tributaire que de la tension du ressort de réglage pour assurer le passage de ce contact de la position marche normale à la position défaut ou inversement.

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
DEF

Valve that provides automatic sanding, operates the P. C. switch and acts to prevent charging of the brake pipe from the automatic brake valve during an emergency brake application.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Valve qui commande le sablage et la mise au ralenti du moteur diesel, et empêche le robinet de mécanicien de recharger la conduite générale lors d'un freinage d'urgence provenant de la conduite générale ou commandé par le mécanicien ou la mécanicienne.

Spanish

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Record 5 1990-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Continuous Handling
Key term(s)
  • pipe switch

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manutention continue

Spanish

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Record 6 1985-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gas and Oil Heating
  • Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
CONT

With conventional gas furnaces, little can be done to prevent losses of heated house air up the chimney when the furnace is firing. What can be prevented, though, is the loss that occurs when the furnace is not firing. A positive vent damper consists of a tight-fitting hinged damper door mounted in a steel collar and fitted into the flue pipe just before the pipe enters the chimney base. A fail-safe interlock switch prevents the furnace from firing unless the damper is completely open. This device may also be used with propane furnace.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage au gaz et au mazout
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)

Spanish

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