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VEHICLE HEATER [3 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

vehicle heater : an item in the "Land Transportation Tools and Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

chaufferette : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de transport terrestre» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Accessories
  • Climate-Control Equipment (Motor Vehicles)
OBS

Part of the heater system of a vehicle where the heated coolant circulates. Works in the same way as a radiator core except that the heat is pushed into the vehicle by the fan.

OBS

heater core: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accessoires d'automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Système de conditionnement de l'air (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

faisceau de chaufferette : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heat Treatment: Intervening Factors (Metals)
  • Thermoelectricity and Thermoelectronics
CONT

The new 60-megawatt segmented arc heater, known as H3, significantly improves AEDC' s [Arnold Engineering Development Center] present arc capabilities... Arc heaters such as H3 produce the high pressures and heat fluxes required for testing thermal protection materials used for nose tips and heat shields. Arc heater tests provide information to manufacturers about the probable condition a space vehicle component would experience following re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. An arc heater is basically a large tube that high-pressure air runs through. The air is heated by discharging tens of megawatts of power using an electric arc similar to a lightning bolt. At the nozzle, or downstream end of the heater, test personnel install models or materials and subject them to simulated high pressure and temperature conditions generated by the bolt. Temperatures range from 5, 000 to 15, 000 degrees Fahrenheit, requiring each component to be water-cooled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement thermique des métaux (Facteurs)
  • Thermoélectrique et thermoélectronique

Spanish

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