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COMPRESSEUR HAUTE-PRESSION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-10-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compressors
- Gas Turbines
- Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- high pressure compressor
1, record 1, English, high%20pressure%20compressor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- HP compressor 3, record 1, English, HP%20compressor
correct
- H.P. compressor 4, record 1, English, H%2EP%2E%20compressor
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
High Pressure Compressor: The HP compressor consists of seven stages. The air compressed by this section is discharged into a diffuser which slows the velocity and straightens the air flow prior to the air entering the combustion section. 3, record 1, English, - high%20pressure%20compressor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Compresseurs
- Turbines à gaz
- Propulsion des aéronefs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compresseur haute pression
1, record 1, French, compresseur%20haute%20pression
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- compresseur HP 1, record 1, French, compresseur%20HP
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- compresseur haute-pression 2, record 1, French, compresseur%20haute%2Dpression
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le rotor du premier compresseur, dit basse pression, tourne à une vitesse N1 inférieure à la vitesse N2 du rotor du 2ème compresseur qui est le compresseur haute pression. [...] [Au démarrage] on n'entraîne que le compresseur HP (moins d'inertie) le compresseur BP étant entraîné par l'écoulement de l'air. 3, record 1, French, - compresseur%20haute%20pression
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L e terme «compresseur haute pression» a été uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique Maintenance. 4, record 1, French, - compresseur%20haute%20pression
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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