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SALTO PRESION [3 records]

Record 1 2015-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

The pressure existing due to surge conditions.

OBS

surge: a momentary uncontrolled rapid rise in pressure or flow usually resulting from the opening or closing of a valve or a change in loading conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Variation brusque de la vitesse du liquide dans une canalisation [qui] entraîne une brusque variation de pression.

OBS

Par exemple, la fermeture rapide d'une vanne provoquera un pic de pression qui peut dépasser la limite admissible par certains éléments de la canalisation.

OBS

saute de pression; coup de bélier : termes uniformisés par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
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Record 2 2015-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

A brief and sudden increase in pressure over a specific area.

Key term(s)
  • surge of pressure

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Hausse brève et soudaine de la pression sur une région déterminée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Cambio brusco y breve de la presión en una zona determinada.

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Record 3 2002-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

A sudden pressure change, usually a rise, associated with the passage of a thunderstorm, squall or gust front, and indicated by a steep vertical line on a barogram.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Sur un barogramme, trait vertical indiquant une variation brusque de la pression, habituellement à la hausse, lors du passage d'un orage, d'un grain ou d'un front de rafale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
DEF

En un barograma, trazo vertical que indica un cambio brusco de la presión, generalmente una subida, asociado con el paso de una tormenta, de una turbonada o de un frente de ráfaga.

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