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EAU MEDIANE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-02-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydraulic Turbines
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Pelton wheel
1, record 1, English, Pelton%20wheel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Pelton wheel turbine 2, record 1, English, Pelton%20wheel%20turbine
correct
- Pelton turbine 3, record 1, English, Pelton%20turbine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hydraulic turbine of the impulse type in which a jet of water is directed at specially shaped buckets round the periphery of a wheel so turning the wheel on its axis. 1, record 1, English, - Pelton%20wheel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Turbines hydrauliques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roue Pelton
1, record 1, French, roue%20Pelton
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- turbine Pelton 1, record 1, French, turbine%20Pelton
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Turbine hydraulique à action et à veine libre [...] Elle est utilisée pour des chutes d’eau de grande hauteur(supérieure à 300 m) et de faible débit [...] La roue mobile est munie d’un certain nombre d’augets en forme de double cuiller avec une arrête tranchante médiane. Le système de distribution d’eau est constitué par un injecteur formé d’une buse, d’une aiguille d’injection et d’un déflecteur. Cette turbine transforme l'énergie cinétique du jet provenant de l'injection en énergie mécanique. 1, record 1, French, - roue%20Pelton
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Turbinas hidraúlicas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- turbina Pelton
1, record 1, Spanish, turbina%20Pelton
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- turbina de Pelton 2, record 1, Spanish, turbina%20de%20Pelton
correct, feminine noun
- rueda Pelton 1, record 1, Spanish, rueda%20Pelton
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La turbina de Pelton, para saltos muy grandes (de 200 a cerca de 2000 m) funciona con agua a elevada presión, que desciende por conducciones forzadas y es proyectada por unas toberas, en chorros violentos, sobre los álabes o paletas en forma de concha de una rueda de eje horizontal. Es, por consiguiente, una turbina de acción. 2, record 1, Spanish, - turbina%20Pelton
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-04-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Physical Geography (General)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- meander width 1, record 2, English, meander%20width
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Amplitude of swing of a meander, measured from midstream to midstream. 1, record 2, English, - meander%20width
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gabarit d'un méandre
1, record 2, French, gabarit%20d%27un%20m%C3%A9andre
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Amplitude de la sinuosité d’un méandre mesurée en considérant la ligne médiane du cours d’eau. 1, record 2, French, - gabarit%20d%27un%20m%C3%A9andre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geografía física (Generalidades)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- anchura de meandro
1, record 2, Spanish, anchura%20de%20meandro
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Amplitud de la sinuosidad de un meandro medido a partir de la línea media de la corriente de agua. 1, record 2, Spanish, - anchura%20de%20meandro
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