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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

... an element of the ... launch vehicle system that usually separates from the vehicle at burnout or engine cutoff.  1, record 1, English, - stage

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In multistage rockets, the stages are numbered chronologically in the order of burning (i.e., first stage, second stage, etc.).  1, record 1, English, - stage

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Partie autonome et séparable d'un véhicule spatial, généralement dotée de moyens de propulsion et assurant certaines fonctions pendant une phase donnée du vol.  2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9tage

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[…] les lanceurs doivent être construits en étages pour atteindre les vitesses élevées que demande la mise en orbite autour de la Terre.  3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9tage

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La mayor parte de los cohetes están compuestos por dos o tres etapas. Cuando una etapa ha consumido todo su combustible, se la separa del cohete para deshacerse del peso muerto. Entonces cae sobre la superficie terrestre(usualmente en el océano y lejos de áreas pobladas) o arde en la atmósfera.  2, record 1, Spanish, - etapa

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A measure of generating station thermal efficiency, generally expressed in Btu per net kilowatt hour. It is computed by dividing the total Btu content of fuel burned for electric generation by the resulting net kilowatt hour generation.  2, record 2, English, - heat%20rate

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF

In respect of a power plant, the heat consumption per kWh of current produced, [expressed by the following calculation:] heat supplied in fuel (MJ) divided by the energy generated (kWh).  3, record 2, English, - heat%20rate

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

In a large conventional power station with a thermal efficiency of 36 per cent, the heat rate is approximately 10 MJ. One kWh = 3.6 MJ.  3, record 2, English, - heat%20rate

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The ratio of the energy content of the fuel used to the electrical energy produced over a given period; it can be referred to the electricity generated (gross) or the electricity supplied (net). The reciprocal of the heat rate expressed as a percentage is the thermal efficiency of the power station. In the case of the "heat rate" the units should be stated; in the case of the "thermal efficiency" the energy content of the fuel and the electrical energy produced must be expressed in the same unit.  4, record 2, English, - heat%20rate

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Quantité de combustible nécessaire pour produire 1 kWh d'électricité.  2, record 2, French, - consommation%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20de%20chaleur

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Cociente entre el equivalente calorífico del combustible consumido y la cantidad de energía eléctrica producida en el intervalo o tiempo considerado. Lo mismo que la energía producida este consumo puede ser bruto o neto.  1, record 2, Spanish, - consumo%20espec%C3%ADfico%20de%20calor