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AMMONIA COMPRESSOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compressors
- Freezing and Refrigerating
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ammonia compressor
1, record 1, English, ammonia%20compressor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A compressor in which increase in ammonia vapor pressure is attained by changing the internal volume of the compression chamber. 2, record 1, English, - ammonia%20compressor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A large majority of ammonia compressors are used for industrial refrigeration, but there are also industrial air conditioning applications such as district cooling plants, university and hospital complexes that have used ammonia for air conditioning ... 3, record 1, English, - ammonia%20compressor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Ammonia compressor treatment. Refrigeration systems that use ammonia as the refrigerant are often called compression refrigeration systems. The refrigerant vapor is compressed and passes to the condenser where heat is removed by cooling water. These systems often use an evaporative condenser or cooler to condense the ammonia. 4, record 1, English, - ammonia%20compressor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Compresseurs
- Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compresseur à ammoniac
1, record 1, French, compresseur%20%C3%A0%20ammoniac
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- compresseur d'ammoniac 2, record 1, French, compresseur%20d%27ammoniac
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] fabrication du compresseur à ammoniac pour les fabriques de glace et les entrepôts frigorifiques [...] 1, record 1, French, - compresseur%20%C3%A0%20ammoniac
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
D'immenses appareils de congélation, munis de compresseurs d'ammoniac, sont installés à la surface du sol et envoient dans les profondeurs une solution de liquide congélant calcique au moyen de solides tuyaux de 30 cm d'épaisseur. 2, record 1, French, - compresseur%20%C3%A0%20ammoniac
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La plupart des compresseurs récents, de moyenne ou grosse puissance, sont conçus pour fonctionner soit à l'ammoniac, soit pour les fluides frigorigènes halogénés les plus courants : R 12, R 22 et R 502. 3, record 1, French, - compresseur%20%C3%A0%20ammoniac
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
compresseur frigorifique : Machine à gaz liquéfiable (fluide frigorigène), permettant de produire du froid par détente de ce gaz, avec récupération du travail de détente. 4, record 1, French, - compresseur%20%C3%A0%20ammoniac
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
ammoniac : Appartenant à la grande famille des fluides frigorigènes les plus divers, l'ammoniac est un gaz formé d'azote (N) et d'hydrogène (H) combinées [...] Ne pas confondre [...] avec l'ammoniaque qui est une solution de gaz ammoniac dans l'eau. 4, record 1, French, - compresseur%20%C3%A0%20ammoniac
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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