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AIR-HANDLING UNIT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Conditioning and Heating
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- air-handling unit
1, record 1, English, air%2Dhandling%20unit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- air handler 1, record 1, English, air%20handler
correct
- air handling unit 2, record 1, English, air%20handling%20unit
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Air] conditioning of spaces. ... a portion of the room air is returned (to an air handling unit) and, after being conditioned, is supplied to the space ... Typically, the air-handling unit contains a filter, a cooling coil, a heating coil, and a fan in a suitable casing. 1, record 1, English, - air%2Dhandling%20unit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- groupe de traitement de l'air
1, record 1, French, groupe%20de%20traitement%20de%20l%27air
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- appareil de traitement d'air 2, record 1, French, appareil%20de%20traitement%20d%27air
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Installations d'air conditionné [...] Groupe de traitement de l'air. Il comprend notamment: un ou plusieurs ventilateurs centrifuges [...] une chambre de mélange [...] un filtre à poussières [...] une batterie de chauffage primaire [...] un humidificateur [...] un séparateur de gouttelettes d'eau [...] une batterie de refroidissement [...] une batterie de chauffe secondaire [...] un système de régulation automatique de température et d'humidité, ainsi qu'un tableau de commande électrique. 1, record 1, French, - groupe%20de%20traitement%20de%20l%27air
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «traitement de l'air» désigne toute opération visant à modifier ou maintenir certaines caractéristiques de l'air comme la température, le degré d'humidité, la pureté, etc. 3, record 1, French, - groupe%20de%20traitement%20de%20l%27air
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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