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VENT STACK [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pipes and Fittings
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vent stack
1, record 1, English, vent%20stack
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A vent pipe that is connected at its upper end to a header or is terminated in open air and that is used to limit pressure differential in a soil-or-waste stack. 2, record 1, English, - vent%20stack
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vent stack: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - vent%20stack
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tuyauterie et raccords
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- colonne de ventilation secondaire
1, record 1, French, colonne%20de%20ventilation%20secondaire
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Canalisation [...] verticale sur laquelle se raccordent plusieurs branchements [...] son extrémité inférieure [débouche] dans une chute ou [...] une descente [...] son extrémité supérieure [...] rattrape une ventilation primaire. 2, record 1, French, - colonne%20de%20ventilation%20secondaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
colonne de ventilation secondaire : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - colonne%20de%20ventilation%20secondaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-10-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Pipes and Fittings
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- stack vent
1, record 2, English, stack%20vent
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- stack venting 2, record 2, English, stack%20venting
correct
- soil vent 3, record 2, English, soil%20vent
correct
- waste vent 2, record 2, English, waste%20vent
correct
- main vent 2, record 2, English, main%20vent
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The open-air extension of a waste stack above the highest horizontal branch drain or fixture branch connected to the stack. 3, record 2, English, - stack%20vent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
stack vent: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 2, English, - stack%20vent
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tuyauterie et raccords
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ventilation
1, record 2, French, ventilation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ventilation primaire 2, record 2, French, ventilation%20primaire
correct, feminine noun
- colonne de ventilation primaire 3, record 2, French, colonne%20de%20ventilation%20primaire
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- évent de colonne 4, record 2, French, %C3%A9vent%20de%20colonne
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie de tuyauterie prolongeant les tuyaux d'évacuation verticaux en les mettant en communication libre avec l'atmosphère. 5, record 2, French, - ventilation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La ventilation désigne l'évacuation vers l'extérieur, au-dessus des toitures, des effluves des égoûts, des chutes et descentes des eaux usées et eaux-vannes. On distingue : les ventilations primaires, qui équipent obligatoirement toutes les chutes et descentes [...] les ventilations secondaires, qui, raccordées sur les premières, constituent des prises d'air pour les siphons, évitant ainsi leur désamorçage [...] 6, record 2, French, - ventilation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
colonne de ventilation primaire : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 7, record 2, French, - ventilation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tuberías y accesorios
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- columna de ventilación primaría
1, record 2, Spanish, columna%20de%20ventilaci%C3%B3n%20primar%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tubo continuo de ventilación conectado a la columna de evacuación o al drenaje del edificio y que descarga al exterior. 1, record 2, Spanish, - columna%20de%20ventilaci%C3%B3n%20primar%C3%ADa
Record 3 - external organization data 1995-01-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chimneys (Building Elements)
- Air Conditioning and Heating
- Radioactive Ores (Mining)
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- vent stack
1, record 3, English, vent%20stack
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a routine sample from one of the vent stacks at the Cameco uranium refinery in Blind River ... showed that an abnormal amount of yellowcake dust had been released to the atmosphere over the previous 24-hour period. 1, record 3, English, - vent%20stack
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Cheminées (Éléments du bâtiment)
- Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
- Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cheminée de ventilation
1, record 3, French, chemin%C3%A9e%20de%20ventilation
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un des échantillons prélevés périodiquement dans l'une des cheminées de ventilation de la raffinerie d'uranium de Cameco à Blind River [...] indiquait qu'une quantité anormale de poussières de concentré d'uranium (yellowcake) s'échappait depuis 24 heures dans l'atmosphère. 1, record 3, French, - chemin%C3%A9e%20de%20ventilation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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