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USABLE DIAMETER [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Orbital Stations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- orbiter payload bay
1, record 1, English, orbiter%20payload%20bay
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Payload Bay [is] the unpressurized mid part of the Orbiter fuselage behind the cabin aft bulkhead where most payloads are carried. Its maximum usable payload envelope is 15 feet(4. 6 meters) in diameter and 60 feet(18. 3 meter) long. Hinged doors extend the full length of the bay. 2, record 1, English, - orbiter%20payload%20bay
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
orbiter payload bay: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 3, record 1, English, - orbiter%20payload%20bay
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stations orbitales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compartiment de charges utiles de l'orbiteur
1, record 1, French, compartiment%20de%20charges%20utiles%20de%20l%27orbiteur
proposal, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les portes de compartiment de charge utile d'Atlantis [orbiteur] 2, record 1, French, - compartiment%20de%20charges%20utiles%20de%20l%27orbiteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
compartiment de charges utiles de l'orbiteur : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 1, record 1, French, - compartiment%20de%20charges%20utiles%20de%20l%27orbiteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-02-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cargo bay
1, record 2, English, cargo%20bay
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The unpressurized mid part of the Orbiter fuselage behind the cabin aft bulkhead where most payloads are carried. 2, record 2, English, - cargo%20bay
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The cargo bay] maximum usable payload envelope is 15 feet(4. 6 meters) in diameter and 60 feet(18. 3 meters) long. Hinged doors extend the full length of the bay. 3, record 2, English, - cargo%20bay
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cargo bay: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 4, record 2, English, - cargo%20bay
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- soute
1, record 2, French, soute
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les astronautes [ont examiné] au moyen de caméras fixées sur le Canadarm, l'intérieur de la soute de Discovery. 2, record 2, French, - soute
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
soute : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 3, record 2, French, - soute
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-12-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- barrier screw
1, record 3, English, barrier%20screw
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- barrier flight screw 2, record 3, English, barrier%20flight%20screw
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Many screw designs have been utilized over the years for the various extrusion processes and materials.... The best-known screws can be loosely separated into two categories-conventional screws and barrier screws. Conventional screws usually are single flighted designs with the flight lead(or flight pitch) equal to the screw's nominal diameter. This type is termed a square-pitched screw, and when no mixing devices are present, it usually is referred to as a metering screw. Barrier screws are seen in many design configurations used in the extrusion industry, depending upon the designer. These screws have a second flight, which acts as a melt/solid separator designed to enhance output stability and allow higher usable output performance levels. 1, record 3, English, - barrier%20screw
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The two basic approaches are used: the single metering or compression screw ...; and the barrier flight screw. 2, record 3, English, - barrier%20screw
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vis Maillefer
1, record 3, French, vis%20Maillefer
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La vis Maillefer consiste en deux canaux séparés, constitués par deux filets de vis de pas différents, se succédant le long de la vis avec une zone de chevauchement des deux filets. Le filet supplémentaire, dont le pas est tel qu'il correspond à un tour de moins que le filet principal sur la longueur de la zone de compression, balaie dans cette zone la largeur du canal, définissant deux canaux de largeur variable. En fait la position du filet supplémentaire correspond à celle que prendrait la frontière entre solide et liquide du processus de plastification par l'arrière du filet. On peut alors constater que le solide reste contenu dans le filet principal et que le liquide s'accumule dans le filet secondaire situé en arrière. Tout se passe comme si le filet supplémentaire était une frontière forcée entre le lit solide et la poche de matière fondue. Ainsi les deux états de la matière sont parfaitement séparés, ce qui permet d'éviter la pollution de la poche liquide par des fragments de solide. 2, record 3, French, - vis%20Maillefer
Record 3, Key term(s)
- vis BM Maillefer
- vis BM-C Maillefer
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- usable diameter 1, record 4, English, usable%20diameter
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- diamètre utile
1, record 4, French, diam%C3%A8tre%20utile
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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