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ELEVATEURS FRET [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2006-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
  • Aeroindustry
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

DU counterweights have been used primarily in wide-body aircraft on rudders outboard ailerons (wing assembly), and outboard elevators (tail assembly). Counterweights come in variety of weights and shapes, and numerous weights and shapes are used in some aircraft. The DU counterweight can range in weight from 0.23 to 77 kg. Some aircraft used for military and cargo also use DU counterweights; these include the Lockheed C-130 and C-141, Jetstar, and S-3A. The Boeing Company produced helicopters utilizing DU as a rotor tip weight prior to 1979. These weights consisted of small 0.22-kg triangular weights.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Contrepoids. Vu sa densité, l'uranium appauvri offre des avantages dans les endroits où les contraintes de volume interdisent l'utilisation de matériaux moins denses. Les faibles rayonnements et la toxicité chimique de l'uranium en limitent néanmoins l'emploi dans les lieux publics où on lui préfère souvent d’autres métaux très denses mais moins toxiques, notamment le tungstène. Les contrepoids d’uranium appauvri sont utilisés dans l'industrie des transports pour compenser les déplacements de charge de fret ou la consommation de carburant. On étudie aussi la possibilité de les utiliser pour remplacer le plomb dans les ascenseurs, les grues et les chariots élévateurs à fourche. Les contrepoids en uranium appauvri sont aussi utilisés dans les gouvernes(ascenseurs, ailerons) des avions gros-porteurs, ou encore comme amortisseurs de vibrations, contrepoids centrifuges et éléments de gyrocompas.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
  • Hoisting and Lifting
Key term(s)
  • cargo lifts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
  • Levage
Key term(s)
  • élévateurs de fret

Spanish

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