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THERMAL EXPANSION VALVE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Conditioning and Heating
- Refrigeration Engineering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- constant superheat valve
1, record 1, English, constant%20superheat%20valve
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- thermal expansion valve 1, record 1, English, thermal%20expansion%20valve
correct, officially approved
- thermostatic expansion valve 1, record 1, English, thermostatic%20expansion%20valve
correct, officially approved
- TEV 2, record 1, English, TEV
correct, officially approved
- TEV 2, record 1, English, TEV
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A valve automatically controlling by throttling the flow of liquid refrigerant to an evaporator according to change in temperature of refrigerant leaving the evaporator. 3, record 1, English, - constant%20superheat%20valve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is basically responsive to superheat ... 3, record 1, English, - constant%20superheat%20valve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
constant superheat valve; thermal expansion valve; thermostatic expansion valve; TEV: terms and abbreviation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - constant%20superheat%20valve
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
- Techniques du froid
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- détendeur thermostatique
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9tendeur%20thermostatique
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- détendeur à surchauffe constante 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9tendeur%20%C3%A0%20surchauffe%20constante
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un détendeur thermostatique ne règle pas directement la pression d'évaporation, mais contrôle le remplissage en liquide de l'évaporateur en fonction de la surchauffe [...] des vapeurs quittant l'évaporateur. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9tendeur%20thermostatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
détecteur thermostatique; détendeur à surchauffe constante : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9tendeur%20thermostatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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