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BEC VOLUTE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Centrifugal Pumps
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- volute tongue 1, record 1, English, volute%20tongue
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- volute cutwater 2, record 1, English, volute%20cutwater
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A certain minimum distance must be maintained between the impeller and the volute tongue, depending on the impeller diameter and the magnitude of the specific speed. 1, record 1, English, - volute%20tongue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[In a volute-type centrifugal pump] the casing is designed so that at one point the wall of the casing is very close to the outer diameter of the impeller. This point is called cutwater or tongue of the casing. 3, record 1, English, - volute%20tongue
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pompes centrifuges
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- languette de volute
1, record 1, French, languette%20de%20volute
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bec de volute 2, record 1, French, bec%20de%20volute
correct, masculine noun
- bec de la volute 2, record 1, French, bec%20de%20la%20volute
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe d’habitude un jeu suffisant entre la roue et la languette de volute pour que l’écoulement se détermine lui-même en fonction d’une perte minimum. 1, record 1, French, - languette%20de%20volute
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
(...) la vitesse d’entrée dans la volute est(...) croissante. Il en résulte(...) une croissance de la pression depuis le bec de la volute jusqu'à la sortie de celle-ci et ce à la périphérie du rotor. 2, record 1, French, - languette%20de%20volute
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-12-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Centrifugal Pumps
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tongue
1, record 2, English, tongue
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cutwater 2, record 2, English, cutwater
- cut-water 2, record 2, English, cut%2Dwater
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[In a volute-type centrifugal pump] the casing is designed so that at one point the wall of the casing is very close to the outer diameter of the impeller. This point is called cutwater or tongue of the casing. 2, record 2, English, - tongue
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A certain minimum distance must be maintained between the impeller and the volute tongue, depending on the impeller diameter and the magnitude of the specific speed. 3, record 2, English, - tongue
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pompes centrifuges
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bec
1, record 2, French, bec
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- languette 2, record 2, French, languette
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La volute collecte le liquide pompé à la sortie du diffuseur ou directement à la sortie du rotor si le diffuseur n’ existe pas [...] La croissance des sections de la volute depuis le bec initial jusqu'au divergent final dépend de la vitesse moyenne dans ces sections. [...] Par ailleurs, la vitesse moyenne est décroissante depuis le bec jusqu'à l'entrée du divergent final [...] 1, record 2, French, - bec
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Il existe d’habitude un jeu suffisant entre la roue et la languette de volute pour que l’écoulement se détermine lui-même en fonction d’une perte minimum. 2, record 2, French, - bec
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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