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COMPRESSEUR ROTATIF VOLUMETRIQUE [4 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rotary compressor
1, record 1, English, rotary%20compressor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rotary compressor: an item in the "Energy Production Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category. 2, record 1, English, - rotary%20compressor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compresseur volumétrique rotatif
1, record 1, French, compresseur%20volum%C3%A9trique%20rotatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
compresseur volumétrique rotatif : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de production d’énergie» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie». 2, record 1, French, - compresseur%20volum%C3%A9trique%20rotatif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compressors
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rotary compressor
1, record 2, English, rotary%20compressor
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- positive rotary compressor 2, record 2, English, positive%20rotary%20compressor
correct
- rotary positive displacement compressor 2, record 2, English, rotary%20positive%20displacement%20compressor
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rotary compressors are machines in which compression is effected by the positive displacement action of rotating elements. 1, record 2, English, - rotary%20compressor
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Rotary compressor" most often refers to positive displacement compressors, although it has sometimes been generalized to include centrifugal compressors as well (cf. for example ENSCI 1977, vol. 3, p. 380). 3, record 2, English, - rotary%20compressor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Compresseurs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- compresseur rotatif volumétrique
1, record 2, French, compresseur%20rotatif%20volum%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- compresseur volumétrique rotatif 2, record 2, French, compresseur%20volum%C3%A9trique%20rotatif
correct, masculine noun
- compresseur rotatif 3, record 2, French, compresseur%20rotatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] une réduction de volume, progressive ou instantanée, peut [...] être obtenue au moyen de dispositifs réalisant soit un mouvement de rotation pur, soit un mouvement de rotation combiné avec un mouvement alternatif. Les compresseurs ainsi conçus sont des appareils rotatifs volumétriques [...] Dans les compresseurs rotatifs volumétriques, l’aspiration et le refoulement sont toujours séparés [...] 1, record 2, French, - compresseur%20rotatif%20volum%C3%A9trique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-05-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Compressors
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- stationary vane
1, record 3, English, stationary%20vane
officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
stationary vane: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 2, record 3, English, - stationary%20vane
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Compresseurs
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- palette stationnaire
1, record 3, French, palette%20stationnaire
feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compresseur à palette. Compresseur rotatif volumétrique [...] avec une ou plusieurs palettes coulissant dans le rotor ou le stator. 2, record 3, French, - palette%20stationnaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
palette stationnaire : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 3, French, - palette%20stationnaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-02-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Compressors
- Refrigerating Machines and Appliances
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- rotary compressor
1, record 4, English, rotary%20compressor
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rotary compressors are characterized by their circular, or rotary, motion, instead of reciprocating motion. Their positive displacement compression process is nonreversing and either continuous or cyclical depending upon the mechanism employed. 1, record 4, English, - rotary%20compressor
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Compresseurs
- Machines frigorifiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- compresseur volumétrique rotatif
1, record 4, French, compresseur%20volum%C3%A9trique%20rotatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Compresseurs volumétriques rotatifs. Dans un compresseur à pistons, l'augmentation de pression résulte de la diminution de volume à l'intérieur de chaque cylindre [...] [tandis que dans un compresseur volumétrique rotatif] cette diminution de volume [est] obtenue [...] par l'intermédiaire d’un mécanisme en rotation. 2, record 4, French, - compresseur%20volum%C3%A9trique%20rotatif
Record 4, Key term(s)
- compresseur rotatif
- compresseur rotatif volumétrique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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