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FRIGORIGENE SECONDAIRE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
- Refrigerating Machines and Appliances
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- primary refrigerant
1, record 1, English, primary%20refrigerant
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The working substance of a refrigeration system which by evaporation takes up heat from a space, substance or process. 2, record 1, English, - primary%20refrigerant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
primary refrigerant: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - primary%20refrigerant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
- Machines frigorifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- frigorigène primaire
1, record 1, French, frigorig%C3%A8ne%20primaire
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Frigorigène évoluant dans un cycle frigorifique, par opposition à frigorigène secondaire. 2, record 1, French, - frigorig%C3%A8ne%20primaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
frigorigène primaire : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - frigorig%C3%A8ne%20primaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-10-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Refrigeration Engineering
- Air Conditioning and Heating
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- secondary refrigerant
1, record 2, English, secondary%20refrigerant
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- refrigerating medium 2, record 2, English, refrigerating%20medium
correct
- cooling medium 2, record 2, English, cooling%20medium
correct
- coolant 2, record 2, English, coolant
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any volatile or non-volatile substance in an indirect refrigerating system that absorbs heat from a substance or space to be refrigerated and rejects this heat to the evaporator of the refrigerating system. 3, record 2, English, - secondary%20refrigerant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Any fluid employed for transferring heat from the products to be cooled to the evaporating primary refrigerant. 2, record 2, English, - secondary%20refrigerant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Techniques du froid
- Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- agent réfrigérant secondaire
1, record 2, French, agent%20r%C3%A9frig%C3%A9rant%20secondaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- frigorigène secondaire 2, record 2, French, frigorig%C3%A8ne%20secondaire
correct, masculine noun
- fluide frigoporteur 3, record 2, French, fluide%20frigoporteur
correct, masculine noun
- frigoporteur 4, record 2, French, frigoporteur
correct, masculine noun
- agent de refroidissement 5, record 2, French, agent%20de%20refroidissement
masculine noun
- médium réfrigérant 6, record 2, French, m%C3%A9dium%20r%C3%A9frig%C3%A9rant
avoid, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Frigorigène intermédiaire utilisé en phase liquide et en phase vapeur dans un système indirect de refroidissement. 2, record 2, French, - agent%20r%C3%A9frig%C3%A9rant%20secondaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Fluide utilisé pour enlever de la chaleur aux produits à refroidir en la transférant au frigorigène dans l’évaporateur. 4, record 2, French, - agent%20r%C3%A9frig%C3%A9rant%20secondaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Durant la nuit ou en période de besoin nul, le changement d’état de liquide à solide du fluide contenu dans les tubes ICEBORE s’opère par réglage du groupe de froid. La température d’évaporation est fixée à une valeur telle que le fluide frigoporteur, qui circule entre évaporateur et échangeur à glace, est à une température inférieure de 4 à 7 °C à celle du changement d’état. 7, record 2, French, - agent%20r%C3%A9frig%C3%A9rant%20secondaire
Record 2, Key term(s)
- fluide secondaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ingeniería de refrigeración
- Acondicionamiento de aire y calefacción
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- fluido refrigerador
1, record 2, Spanish, fluido%20refrigerador
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1985-06-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Thermodynamics
- Refrigerating Machines and Appliances
- Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- direct expansion
1, record 3, English, direct%20expansion
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- dry expansion 3, record 3, English, dry%20expansion
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Evaporators may be direct expansion - that is, acting directly to cool a space or product - or they may operate as indirect-expansion units to cool a secondary medium, such as water or a brine, which, in turn is pumped to a more distant point of utilization. 4, record 3, English, - direct%20expansion
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Direct expansion type. In a direct expansion cooler the refrigerant is expanded inside tubes and vaporized completely before recirculation. 1, record 3, English, - direct%20expansion
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Thermodynamique
- Machines frigorifiques
- Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- détente directe
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9tente%20directe
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme utilisé très souvent dans la technique frigorifique(...) pour désigner un système de refroidissement dans lequel l'évaporateur est placé directement au contact du milieu à refroidir. Il y a lieu de préciser qu'il s’agit bien d’un évaporateur, c'est-à-dire d’un élément refroidi directement par la détente d’un fluide frigorigène au travers d’une soupape de laminage(détendeur), et non pas d’une batterie froide alimentée par un fluide "secondaire"(ou intermédiaire) tel que l'eau glacée, saumure, etc. Dans ce dernier cas, il s’agirait d’un système à détente indirecte(...) 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9tente%20directe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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