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SURFACE BALAYEE [4 records]

Record 1 2012-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Energy
  • Energy Transformation
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
DEF

[The] area as seen from the direction of the wind that a wind-energy conversion system rotor will pass over during one complete rotation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie éolienne
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
DEF

Surface que les pales [d'une éolienne] balaient en tournant [qui équivaut à la] surface du disque formé par la rotation des pales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Energía eólica
  • Transformación de la energía
  • Máquinas rotativas eléctricas - tipos
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Record 2 1994-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Protection
  • Pest Control Equipment
DEF

The crop surface sprayed in one course.

CONT

A good spray pattern consists of a large number of small droplets of uniform size, closely spaced and equally distributed across the swath.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection des végétaux
  • Matériel de protection des végétaux
OBS

largeur de pulvérisation (Évolution des pulvérisateurs, Docum. agric. B.P., numéro 82, Paris, 1966, page 5).

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

A 3D representation mode of symmetrical, curved objects such as bottle or glass by making line of half the profile and "sweeping" it through 180 degrees.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Mode de représentation en 3D d'objets symétriques et incurvés tels qu'une bouteille ou un verre construits en traçant les lignes du profil de la moitié de l'objet et en le «balayant» ensuite à 180.

Spanish

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Record 4 1988-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
CONT

The authors presented an equation to calculate the size of the swept area at any time since the beginning of steam injection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière
CONT

[...] si le fluide doit être injecté à taux constant, [...] la pression d'injection va varier durant le balayage. Si la mobilité du fluide déplaçant est plus grande que celle du fluide déplacé le gradient de pression dans la zone balayée est plus faible que dans la zone vierge.

CONT

Zone balayée par le front.

Spanish

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