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MOUTON VAPEUR SIMPLE EFFET [3 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Site Equipment
  • Foundation Engineering
CONT

Steam hammers may be of several types, all of which require the use of steam boilers or air compressors. (...) Double-acting hammers use steam or compressed air to raise the striking part and also to impart additional energy during the downstroke. They run at greater speeds than do single-acting hammers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de chantier
  • Technique des fondations
CONT

Moutons à double effet :(...) A l'inverse du mouton à simple effet, c'est le piston, alourdi par le bloc de métal, qui constitue la masse frappante. La boîte de distribution envoie automatiquement la vapeur(ou l'air comprimé) tantôt d’un côté, tantôt de l'autre du piston, ce qui a pour effet de la soulever et ensuite de lui donner une impulsion dans sa course descendante.(...) La fréquence élevée de corps pallie dans une certaine mesure l'insuffisance de poids de la masse frappante.(...)

Spanish

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Record 2 1981-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Earthmoving
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
OBS

Single-acting steam pile hammer is a freely falling weight, called a ram, which is lifted by steam, whose pressure is applied to the underside of a piston that is connected to the ram through a piston rod (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terrassement
  • Grues (Levage)
Key term(s)
  • mouton à vapeur à simple effet

Spanish

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Record 3 1979-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Site Equipment
  • Foundation Engineering
CONT

Steam hammers may be of several types, all of which require the use of steam boilers or air compressors. Single-acting hammers employ steam or compressed air to raise the movable mass which is then tripped and falls by gravity alone. In the United States the movable ram is inside the casing; in Europe the casing is sometimes the movable part.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de chantier
  • Technique des fondations
CONT

L'appareil de battage comporte un outil, appelé mouton(...) Le mouton, dont la masse peut atteindre plusieurs tonnes, est dit(...) à simple effet, la masse frappante du mouton est soulevée par un fluide(vapeur ou air comprimé) et retombe sous son propre poids.

Spanish

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