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MACHINE ALTERNATIVE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compressors
- Refrigerating Machines and Appliances
- Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reciprocating compressor
1, record 1, English, reciprocating%20compressor
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- positive-displacement reciprocating compressor 2, record 1, English, positive%2Ddisplacement%20reciprocating%20compressor
correct
- reciprocating machine 2, record 1, English, reciprocating%20machine
correct
- positive-displacement piston compressor 3, record 1, English, positive%2Ddisplacement%20piston%20compressor
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of compressor that has a mechanism functioning as a check valve to separate the high-pressure discharge from the low-pressure suction; a positive-displacement compressor. 4, record 1, English, - reciprocating%20compressor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most reciprocating compressors are single-acting, using trunk-type pistons driven directly through a pin and connecting rod from the crankshaft. 5, record 1, English, - reciprocating%20compressor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Modern reciprocating compressors are usually electric-motor driven, have speeds up to 3,500 revolutions per minute (rpm), and are usually air- or water-cooled and semiautomatic. 2, record 1, English, - reciprocating%20compressor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Reciprocating compressors are used extensively in the transmission of natural gas through pipelines. 4, record 1, English, - reciprocating%20compressor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
reciprocating compressor: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 6, record 1, English, - reciprocating%20compressor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Compresseurs
- Machines frigorifiques
- Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compresseur alternatif
1, record 1, French, compresseur%20alternatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- compresseur à piston 2, record 1, French, compresseur%20%C3%A0%20piston
correct, masculine noun
- compresseur volumétrique alternatif 3, record 1, French, compresseur%20volum%C3%A9trique%20alternatif
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- compresseur volumétrique à piston 4, record 1, French, compresseur%20volum%C3%A9trique%20%C3%A0%20piston
correct, masculine noun
- machine alternative 5, record 1, French, machine%20alternative
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Compresseurs volumétriques à pistons. Ce type de compresseurs [...] consiste essentiellement en un cylindre à l'intérieur duquel se déplace un piston, l'entraînement s'effectuant par un moteur séparé : électrique, diesel, turbine à vapeur ou à gaz, etc. 4, record 1, French, - compresseur%20alternatif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
compresseur volumétrique alternatif : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 6, record 1, French, - compresseur%20alternatif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Compresores
- Máquinas frigoríficas
- Transporte de petróleo y gas natural
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- compresor alternativo
1, record 1, Spanish, compresor%20alternativo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Compresor de desplazamiento positivo, con uno o varios cilindros situados en serie, según sea de una o varias etapas, en los que el gas es aspirado, comprimido y descargado por émbolos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - compresor%20alternativo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-03-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Presses (Machinery)
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- single-punch tablet press
1, record 2, English, single%2Dpunch%20tablet%20press
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- single-punch press 2, record 2, English, single%2Dpunch%20press
correct
- eccentric tablet press 3, record 2, English, eccentric%20tablet%20press
correct
- single punch eccentric press 4, record 2, English, single%20punch%20eccentric%20press
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Single-punch tablet presses are operated by filling a feed shoe with the tablet composition and emptying the feed shoe into a die cavity. The feed shoe is retracted and scrapes all excess composition away from the die cavity. An upper punch compresses the granulation within the die cavity. After compression, the upper punch retracts and a lower punch rises and ejects the tablet. As the feed shoe returns to fill the die cavity, it pushes the compressed tablet from the die. 1, record 2, English, - single%2Dpunch%20tablet%20press
Record 2, Key term(s)
- single punch tablet press
- single punch press
- single-punch eccentric press
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Presses (Machines)
- Fabrication des produits pharmaceutiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- machine alternative
1, record 2, French, machine%20alternative
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- machine à comprimer alternative 2, record 2, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20comprimer%20alternative
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Machines alternatives [...] Les pièces les plus importantes de ces appareils sont les suivantes : - la matrice percée d'un trou cylindrique vertical (cas le plus simple). Cette pièce est fixe, - deux poinçons mobiles : le poinçon inférieur et le poinçon supérieur dont l'amplitude des déplacements verticaux est parfaitement réglée par un système de disques et de vis, - la trémie et le sabot qui assurent l'alimentation en grain. La trémie est un réservoir en forme d'entonnoir qui est soumis à des vibrations. Le sabot qui est le prolongement de la trémie amène, entre chaque compression, le grain au-dessus de la chambre de compression. 1, record 2, French, - machine%20alternative
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-10-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- shuttle blow molding machine
1, record 3, English, shuttle%20blow%20molding%20machine
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- shuttle continuous extrusion blow-molding machine 2, record 3, English, shuttle%20continuous%20extrusion%20blow%2Dmolding%20machine
correct
- shuttle-type reciprocating moulds 3, record 3, English, shuttle%2Dtype%20reciprocating%20moulds
plural
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Shuttle continuous extrusion blow-molding machine. Molds on this dual-sided system alternately move to capture a parison. 2, record 3, English, - shuttle%20blow%20molding%20machine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The [continuous extrusion blow-molding] process has three subcategories: the rising mold method, the rotary method, and the shuttle method. ... In the shuttle method a blowing station is located on one or both sides of the extruder. As the parison reaches the proper length, the blow mold and clamp quickly shuttle to a point under the extrusion head, capture and cut the parison, and return to the blowing station. With dual sided machines, the clamps shuttle on an alternating basis. For increased production output, multiple extrusion heads are used. 2, record 3, English, - shuttle%20blow%20molding%20machine
Record 3, Key term(s)
- shuttle method
- shuttle mold system
- shuttle mould system
- shuttle blow moulding machine
- shuttle-type reciprocating molds
- shuttle continuous extrusion blow-moulding machine
- shuttle continuous extrusion blow molding machine
- shuttle continuous extrusion blow moulding machine
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- machine alternative d'extrusion-soufflage à extrusion continue
1, record 3, French, machine%20alternative%20d%27extrusion%2Dsoufflage%20%C3%A0%20extrusion%20continue
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- machine alternative 2, record 3, French, machine%20alternative
correct, feminine noun
- machine du type alternatif 3, record 3, French, machine%20du%20type%20alternatif
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour la réalisation de corps creux jusqu'à une capacité de cinq litres environ en matières plastiques pouvant être thermosensibles [...] à des cadences élevées, l'extrusion-soufflage à extrusion continue s'est imposée. [...] Deux familles d'équipements ont été développées : les machines alternatives et les machines rotatives, ces dernières comportant de nombreuses variantes. [...] a) Machines alternatives. Dans ce type de machine, le moule vient se refermer sous la filière de la tête d'extrusion et emprisonne une longueur de paraison correspondant à la hauteur du moule. Simultanément, un dispositif de coupe [...] sectionne la paraison et le moule se déplace vers le poste de soufflage. Pendant ce temps, la paraison suivante est extrudée et sera à nouveau happée au cycle suivant après ouverture du moule et extraction de l'objet précédent. Le rendement de ce type de machine a été amélioré par l'utilisation de 2 porte-moules à mouvements symétriques par rapport à la tête d'extrusion. 1, record 3, French, - machine%20alternative%20d%27extrusion%2Dsoufflage%20%C3%A0%20extrusion%20continue
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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