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TWO-PIPE STEAM SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-01-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Heating
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- two-pipe steam system
1, record 1, English, two%2Dpipe%20steam%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- two-pipe steam heating system 2, record 1, English, two%2Dpipe%20steam%20heating%20system
correct
- two-pipe steam-heating system 3, record 1, English, two%2Dpipe%20steam%2Dheating%20system
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A heating system in which one pipe is used for supplying steam to radiator and another pipe is used to return cooled water or condensate to boiler. 4, record 1, English, - two%2Dpipe%20steam%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Two-pipe steam heating systems ... are designed to operate at pressures ranging from subatmospheric (vacuum) to high pressure. Although they use many practical piping arrangements to provide up-flow or down-flow systems, they are conveniently classified by the method of condensate return to the boiler. Condensate can be returned to the boiler by gravity or by use of any one of several mechanical return means. 2, record 1, English, - two%2Dpipe%20steam%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chauffage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système à vapeur à deux tuyaux
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A0%20vapeur%20%C3%A0%20deux%20tuyaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- système de chauffage à vapeur à deux tuyaux 2, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20chauffage%20%C3%A0%20vapeur%20%C3%A0%20deux%20tuyaux
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) les installations de chauffage à vapeur (...) Le système de chauffage à deux tuyaux (...) comporte deux tuyaux, dont un d'amenée pour la vapeur, et l'autre de retour, plus petit, pour l'eau de condensation. 1, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A0%20vapeur%20%C3%A0%20deux%20tuyaux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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