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POIDS ORDRE MARCHE [2 records]

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Record 1 2009-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Traction (Rail)
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
DEF

Vertical force which the axles of a stationary vehicle exert on the rails on level track; the weight of the vehicle in question being its weight in working order.

CONT

There are single electric locomotives designed with axle loads of 65,000 lb and with continuous capacity ratings upward of 4,000 h.p.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traction (Chemins de fer)
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
DEF

Effort vertical que les roues d’un essieu exercent à l'état de repos sur les rails, en palier, le poids du véhicule à considérer étant le poids en ordre de marche.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tracción (Ferrocarriles)
  • Peso y carga (Transporte)
OBS

peso por eje; carga por eje: Términos utilizados por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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Record 2 2001-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
CONT

A chemical engineering student studies ... the "unit operations" used in chemical plants - such as heat transmission, distillation, and gas absorption - and the equipment used to carry out and control those operations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

[...] ensemble d’unités ou d’appareils reliés ou coordonnés de façon à pouvoir transformer des substances brutes déterminées en un ou plusieurs produits commercialisables ou en produits de base pour une autre usine chimique.

CONT

Lorsque la réalisation d’une usine chimique est décidée, un projet d’installation doit être établi sur lequel sont portés les emplacements, les poids et les dimensions d’encombrement de tous les appareils en ordre de marche [...]

Spanish

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