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ROTARY POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compressors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rotary compressor
1, record 1, English, rotary%20compressor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- positive rotary compressor 2, record 1, English, positive%20rotary%20compressor
correct
- rotary positive displacement compressor 2, record 1, English, rotary%20positive%20displacement%20compressor
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rotary compressors are machines in which compression is effected by the positive displacement action of rotating elements. 1, record 1, English, - rotary%20compressor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Rotary compressor" most often refers to positive displacement compressors, although it has sometimes been generalized to include centrifugal compressors as well (cf. for example ENSCI 1977, vol. 3, p. 380). 3, record 1, English, - rotary%20compressor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Compresseurs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compresseur rotatif volumétrique
1, record 1, French, compresseur%20rotatif%20volum%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- compresseur volumétrique rotatif 2, record 1, French, compresseur%20volum%C3%A9trique%20rotatif
correct, masculine noun
- compresseur rotatif 3, record 1, French, compresseur%20rotatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] une réduction de volume, progressive ou instantanée, peut [...] être obtenue au moyen de dispositifs réalisant soit un mouvement de rotation pur, soit un mouvement de rotation combiné avec un mouvement alternatif. Les compresseurs ainsi conçus sont des appareils rotatifs volumétriques [...] Dans les compresseurs rotatifs volumétriques, l'aspiration et le refoulement sont toujours séparés [...] 1, record 1, French, - compresseur%20rotatif%20volum%C3%A9trique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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