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AIR RING [5 records]

Record 1 1997-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Industry
OBS

dual or multiple layer rings used for cooling in the process of extrusion

Key term(s)
  • cool air ring

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie des plastiques
OBS

en paire ou en série

Key term(s)
  • anneau de refroidissement

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hospital Furniture
OBS

Inflatable cushion in the form of a ring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier d'hôpital
OBS

Les peaux de mouton, les ronds de caoutchouc, les peaux d'orange, bien qu'assez peu efficaces pour prévenir les escarres, améliorent le confort du malade.

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

In plastics forming, a circular manifold which distributes an even flow of cool air into a hollow tubular form passing through the manifold.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
CONT

Les vitesses d'extrusion devenant de plus en plus rapides, (...) il a paru nécessaire de refroidir énergiquement la gaine, dès sa sortie de la filière, au moyen d'anneaux de refroidissement appropriés, soufflant de l'air froid à faible distance de la fente de la filière.

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Tidal Power Stations
  • Wave-Energy Power Plants
DEF

[a] buoy developed by Mr. Y. Masuda in Japan ... divided into a large number of air chambers which are open at the bottom and from which air is displaced rhythmically by the wave action. The air is rectified by flap valves and used to produce power through a low pressure air turbine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Centrales marémotrices
  • Centrales houlomotrices

Spanish

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Record 5 1982-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Couplings (Mechanical Components)
CONT

The first combined units were circular tanks in which the injected air and the aeration zone were stirred by means of a vertical-spindle submerged mechanical mixer located above a large-bubble air diffusing ring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accouplements (Composants mécaniques)
CONT

Les premiers appareils combinés étaient des appareils circulaires dans lesquels la dispersion de l'air et le brassage de la zone d'aération étaient réalisés au moyen d'un agitateur mécanique immergé à axe vertical disposé au-dessus d'une rampe de dispersion d'air à grosses bulles.

Spanish

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