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QUENCH [4 records]

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Record 1 2002-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
DEF

A technique to stabilize a conductor in which the energy of disturbances is small enough to be absorbed in the enthalpy of the conductor and/or surrounding support structure without causing a quench.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by IEC.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
DEF

Technique permettant de stabiliser un conducteur lorsque l'énergie résultant des perturbations auquel il est soumis est suffisamment faible pour pouvoir être absorbée par l'enthalpie du conducteur et/ou de la structure du support environnant, sans provoquer de quench.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par la CEI.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

... the central components of the technology are an array of four molybdenum electrodes, electric power supply (three phases at 12 500 or 13 800 V), air pollution control equipment (quenching, scrubbing, mist elimination, humidity control, particulate filtration, and activated carbon adsorption) and a glycol cooling system to cool quenching/scrubber water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

[...] les composantes majeures du procédé sont : 1) un arrangement de quatre électrodes en molybdène; 2) une source d’énergie électrique(trois phases à 12 500 ou 13 800 V) ;3) un système d’épuration des gaz comportant un laveur, un épurateur, un dévésiculeur de brouillards acides, un déshumidificateur, des filtres et lits de charbon activé et 4) un système de refroidissement au glycol des eaux de trempe «quench».

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dust Removal
CONT

Depending on waste treated, pollution control equipment for offgas may be necessary; this can include quench chambers, baghouse filters, gas absorbers and mist eliminators.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dépoussiérage
CONT

Dépendant des déchets traités, des systèmes antipollution pour les gaz peuvent être requis :quench, filtres à manches, absorbeurs de gaz, dévésiculeurs, etc.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dust Removal
CONT

Depending on waste treated, pollution control equipment for offgas may be necessary; this can include quench chambers, baghouse filters, gas absorbers and mist eliminators.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dépoussiérage
CONT

Dépendant des déchets traités, des systèmes antipollution pour les gaz peuvent être requis :quench, filtres à manches, absorbeurs de gaz, dévésiculeurs, etc.

Spanish

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