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PERDIDA CARGA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Transport of Water (Water Supply)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- head loss
1, record 1, English, head%20loss
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- head-loss 2, record 1, English, head%2Dloss
correct
- lost head 3, record 1, English, lost%20head
correct
- loss of head 4, record 1, English, loss%20of%20head
correct, standardized
- energy loss 5, record 1, English, energy%20loss
correct
- loss of energy 6, record 1, English, loss%20of%20energy
correct
- pressure loss 7, record 1, English, pressure%20loss
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The drop in the sum of pressure head, velocity head, and potential head between two points along the path of a flowing fluid. 8, record 1, English, - head%20loss
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
What engineers call head loss or lost head is more specifically the energy lost by a unit weight of water because of surface resistance within the conduit, mechanical energy being converted into nonrecoverable heat energy. 3, record 1, English, - head%20loss
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
loss of head: term standardized by the British Standards Institution (British Standard No. 4118). 9, record 1, English, - head%20loss
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Adduction d'eau (Alimentation en eau)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- perte de charge
1, record 1, French, perte%20de%20charge
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réduction de la charge, correspondant à l'énergie dissipée au cours de l'écoulement. 2, record 1, French, - perte%20de%20charge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La perte de charge est une diminution de pression provoquée par la résistance à l'écoulement d'un fluide ou par perte d'énergie non convertible en travail utile. 3, record 1, French, - perte%20de%20charge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Si le tube a une rugosité constante sur toute sa longueur, la perte de charge est proportionnelle à la longueur [...] 4, record 1, French, - perte%20de%20charge
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Transporte de agua (Abastecimiento de agua)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pérdida de carga
1, record 1, Spanish, p%C3%A9rdida%20de%20carga
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- pérdida de energía 2, record 1, Spanish, p%C3%A9rdida%20de%20energ%C3%ADa
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disminución de la carga total, expresada en unidades de altura, debida a la disipación de energía. 2, record 1, Spanish, - p%C3%A9rdida%20de%20carga
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