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CAISSON VIDE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-02-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gaseous helium shroud
1, record 1, English, gaseous%20helium%20shroud
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This thermal vacuum chamber is used for testing of spacecraft subsystems and components ... Gaseous helium shroud (horizontal cylinder): for deep cryogenic (20 K nominal) applications fits within liquid nitrogen shroud [;] working volume: 1.8 m diameter x 1.8 m deep (6 x 6 ft) [;] cooling capacity: 400 W [;] temperature: two controllable setpoints of 100 K (-173 degrees C / -280 degrees F) and 20 K (-253 degrees C / -424 degrees F) [;] equipped with four translational shutters to enable the unit under test to have a short term view factor of the outside environment. 2, record 1, English, - gaseous%20helium%20shroud
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coiffe d’hélium gazeux
1, record 1, French, coiffe%20d%26rsquo%3Bh%C3%A9lium%20gazeux
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Caisson TV3(2, 5x2, 5). Ce caisson de vide thermique est utilisé pour mettre à l'essai divers éléments et sous-systèmes d’engins spatiaux. [...] Coiffe d’hélium gazeux(cylindre horizontal) : pour les applications de cryogénie poussée(température nominale de 20 K) [;] s’insère à l'intérieur de la coiffe d’azote liquide [;] volume utile : 1, 8 m de diamètre x 1, 8 m de haut(6 pi x 6 pi) [;] capacité de refroidissement : 400 W [;] température : deux réglages prédéterminés de 100 degrés Kelvin(-173 °C/-280 °F) et de 20 degrés Kelvin(-253 °C/-424 °F) [;] caisson doté de quatre volets coulissants afin de permettre à l'unité testée d’obtenir un facteur de forme à court terme de l'environnement extérieur. 1, record 1, French, - coiffe%20d%26rsquo%3Bh%C3%A9lium%20gazeux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-07-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- thermal vacuum chamber
1, record 2, English, thermal%20vacuum%20chamber
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Thermal vacuum chambers for environmental testing of satellites. 2, record 2, English, - thermal%20vacuum%20chamber
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
thermal vacuum chamber: term standardized by ISO. 3, record 2, English, - thermal%20vacuum%20chamber
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- enceinte à vide thermique
1, record 2, French, enceinte%20%C3%A0%20vide%20thermique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- caisson «vide thermique» 2, record 2, French, caisson%20%C2%ABvide%20%20thermique%C2%BB
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Caisson «vide thermique» pour essais de satellites avec simulation des conditions ambiantes de l'espace [...] 3, record 2, French, - enceinte%20%C3%A0%20vide%20thermique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
enceinte à vide thermique : terme normalisé par l’ISO. 3, record 2, French, - enceinte%20%C3%A0%20vide%20thermique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-02-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Missiles and Rockets
- Launchers (Astronautics)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- plasma pinch engine 1, record 3, English, plasma%20pinch%20engine
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plasma pinch engine. ... a propellant is fed into an ... airless chamber ... The electrodes ... turn the propellant into ... a hot ionized gas and ... create an electromagnetic "pinching" or compression of the plasma. 1, record 3, English, - plasma%20pinch%20engine
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Missiles et roquettes
- Lanceurs (Astronautique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- accélérateur à plasma pulsé
1, record 3, French, acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9rateur%20%C3%A0%20plasma%20puls%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Réglage dans un caisson à vide d’un accélérateur à plasma pulsé [...] Le plasma est engendré par une décharge électrique [...], le courant engendre un champ magnétique qui comprime la colonne ionisée. 1, record 3, French, - acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9rateur%20%C3%A0%20plasma%20puls%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-02-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
- Launchers (Astronautics)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- airless chamber 1, record 4, English, airless%20chamber
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the plasma pinch engine, a propellant is fed into an airless chamber where electrodes turn the propellant into plasma, a hot ionized gas, and create an electromagnetic pinching or compression of the plasma. 1, record 4, English, - airless%20chamber
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
- Lanceurs (Astronautique)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- caisson à vide
1, record 4, French, caisson%20%C3%A0%20vide
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le réglage dans un caisson à vide d’un accélérateur à plasma pulsé, le plasma est engendré par une décharge électrique, le courant engendre un champ magnétique qui comprime la colonne ionisée. 1, record 4, French, - caisson%20%C3%A0%20vide
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-11-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- thermal passive intermodulation chamber
1, record 5, English, thermal%20passive%20intermodulation%20chamber
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- thermal PIM chamber 1, record 5, English, thermal%20PIM%20chamber
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Thermal Qualification Facilities have one thermal chamber ..., one thermal humidity chamber ..., two thermal PIM (passive intermodulation) chambers ..., one bakeout chamber ..., plus four cylindrical thermal vacuum chambers ... 2, record 5, English, - thermal%20passive%20intermodulation%20chamber
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The services offered by DFL's facilities include the following: two Class 100,000 clean rooms ... fully equipped for the integration and assembly of satellites and other space hardware; three space simulation chambers ... for performing thermal vacuum and thermal balance testing, and one small chamber for performing outgassing tests; a range of thermal, temperature humidity, and thermal passive intermodulation (PIM) chambers for performing various thermal and thermal PIM tests ...; various anechoic chambers, shielded rooms and antenna ranges and associated radio frequency (RF) equipment ... 3, record 5, English, - thermal%20passive%20intermodulation%20chamber
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- caisson thermique MIP
1, record 5, French, caisson%20thermique%20MIP
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- caisson thermique de mesure d’intermodulation passive 2, record 5, French, caisson%20thermique%20de%20mesure%20d%26rsquo%3Bintermodulation%20passive
proposal, masculine noun
- caisson thermique de mesure de l’intermodulation à l’état passif 2, record 5, French, caisson%20thermique%20de%20mesure%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bintermodulation%20%C3%A0%20l%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9tat%20passif
proposal, masculine noun
- caisson thermique de MIEP 2, record 5, French, caisson%20thermique%20de%20MIEP
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les installations de qualification thermique comportent un caisson thermique [...], un caisson thermo-hygrométrique [...], deux caissons thermiques MIP(mesure de l'intermodulation à l'état passif) [...], un caisson d’étuvage.. ] de même que quatre caissons cylindriques de vide thermique [...] 1, record 5, French, - caisson%20thermique%20MIP
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«PIM» : Mesure d’intermodulation passive. 3, record 5, French, - caisson%20thermique%20MIP
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
MIEP : Mesure d’intermodulation à l’état passif. 4, record 5, French, - caisson%20thermique%20MIP
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-09-30
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Research Facilities
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Strength of Materials
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- environmental chamber
1, record 6, English, environmental%20chamber
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- environmental room 2, record 6, English, environmental%20room
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Environmental Chamber Specifications. The 10 X 10 X 8 foot chamber is designed for studying steady-state and transient exposures to gaseous and volatilizable environmental pollutants. The single-pass chamber air-flow and construction materials also permit the study of very low levels of volatile organic chemicals (VOCs). The system draws in outside air, passes it through both high-efficiency gas and particle filters (HEGA, HEPA), and then used closed-loop direct digital control to achieve a prescribed flow, temperature, and relative humidity. While the chamber was designed for relatively high air-flow (0.5 to 2 air exchanges/minute), low flow (1 air exchange/hour) can be obtained with reduced ranges of temperature and humidity. 1, record 6, English, - environmental%20chamber
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Installations de recherche scientifique
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Résistance des matériaux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- caisson climatique
1, record 6, French, caisson%20climatique
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- chambre atmosphérique 2, record 6, French, chambre%20atmosph%C3%A9rique
feminine noun
- chambre à atmosphère contrôlée 3, record 6, French, chambre%20%C3%A0%20atmosph%C3%A8re%20contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- enceinte à atmosphère contrôlée 4, record 6, French, enceinte%20%C3%A0%20atmosph%C3%A8re%20contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- pièce à atmosphère contrôlée 5, record 6, French, pi%C3%A8ce%20%C3%A0%20atmosph%C3%A8re%20contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caisson permettant de recréer tous les climats terrestres en reproduisant simultanément, les conditions thermiques(chaud ou froid), hygrométriques(humidité ou sécheresse) et altimétriques(vide). 1, record 6, French, - caisson%20climatique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Enceinte dans laquelle on reproduit des températures et des humidités pour tester des matériaux en vieillissement accéléré. 2, record 6, French, - caisson%20climatique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tiré d’une brochure publicitaire de la compagnie Sarratin, France. 1, record 6, French, - caisson%20climatique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1997-10-14
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- platen
1, record 7, English, platen
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The platen supports the mold and often contains an outlet for air pressure or vacuum. 2, record 7, English, - platen
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "platen" appears in a figure of a teaching document on plastics, from the Department of National Defence. 3, record 7, English, - platen
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- plateau porte-moule
1, record 7, French, plateau%20porte%2Dmoule
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- plaque porte-moule 2, record 7, French, plaque%20porte%2Dmoule
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] une machine de formage comporte les éléments suivants : le chauffage [...]; le cadre serre-flan [...]; le plateau porte-moule et son moule, susceptibles de déplacements verticaux; le caisson [...]; la pompe à vide et son réservoir [...]; le compresseur et son réservoir [...] 3, record 7, French, - plateau%20porte%2Dmoule
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La plaque porte-moule est constituée par une surface plane en tôle de 5 à 10 mm d’épaisseur. Elle comporte en son centre un orifice muni d’un ajutage permettant la liaison avec la canalisation de vide. Le moule repose sur la face opposée de cet ajutage [...] 2, record 7, French, - plateau%20porte%2Dmoule
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir l’illustration dans Les Techniques de l’ingénieur (A9 III, 3660, p.4). 4, record 7, French, - plateau%20porte%2Dmoule
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fabricación de plásticos
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- placa portamolde
1, record 7, Spanish, placa%20portamolde
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1981-03-24
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Aeroindustry
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- altitude chamber
1, record 8, English, altitude%20chamber
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- altitude facility 2, record 8, English, altitude%20facility
- high altitude test chamber 2, record 8, English, high%20altitude%20test%20chamber
- vacuum chamber 3, record 8, English, vacuum%20chamber
- altitude test chamber 4, record 8, English, altitude%20test%20chamber
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The modification [to the inlet guide vanes of the F/A-18] was tested extensively in an altitude chamber and has now been proved in flight. 1, record 8, English, - altitude%20chamber
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Constructions aéronautiques
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- banc d’altitude
1, record 8, French, banc%20d%26rsquo%3Baltitude
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- caisson d’altitude 2, record 8, French, caisson%20d%26rsquo%3Baltitude
masculine noun
- caisson à vide 3, record 8, French, caisson%20%C3%A0%20vide
masculine noun
- chambre à vide 4, record 8, French, chambre%20%C3%A0%20vide
feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La solution a été longuement essayée au banc d’altitude puis vérifiée en vol. 1, record 8, French, - banc%20d%26rsquo%3Baltitude
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«chambre à vide» : BT-138. 4, record 8, French, - banc%20d%26rsquo%3Baltitude
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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