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LAMPE VAPEUR MERCURE TRES HAUTE PRESSION [2 records]

Record 1 2013-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
DEF

A gas discharge lamp with an operating pressure in the discharge tube exceeding 104 kPa.

OBS

To achieve this, it is necessary to reduce the arc length.

OBS

very-high-pressure mercury vapour lamp; very-high-intensity mercury vapour lamp: In the ISO 4007 standard, these terms appear combined in the expression "very-high-pressure (intensity) mercury vapour lamp." This expression and its definition have been standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • very-high-pressure (intensity) mercury vapour lamp
  • very-high-pressure (intensity) mercury vapor lamp
  • very-high-pressure mercury vapor lamp
  • very-high-intensity mercury vapor lamp

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éclairage
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
DEF

Lampe à décharge dans un gaz ayant une pression de service dans le tube supérieure à 104 kPa.

OBS

Pour ce faire, il est nécessaire de réduire la longueur de l’arc.

OBS

lampe à vapeur de mercure à très haute pression : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lamps
DEF

Mercury vapour lamp in which, during operation, the partial pressure of the vapour reaches a very high value (of the order 106 newtons per square metre (10 atmospheres) or more).

Key term(s)
  • extra-high pressure mercury vapor lamp

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lampes
DEF

Lampe à vapeur de mercure dans laquelle la pression partielle de la vapeur atteint une valeur très élevée (de l'ordre de 106 newtons par mètre carré (10 atmosphères) et plus) pendant le fonctionnement.

Spanish

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