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ASPIRAL [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
DEF

Hose reinforced against collapse due to atmospheric pressure and used for drafting water into fire pumps where a partial vacuum is created in the pump, causing atmospheric pressure to push water through the hose upward into the pump.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
DEF

tuyau d'incendie semi-rigide servant à alimenter par dépression en eau les pompes à incendie.

CONT

Les tuyaux d'aspiration conduisent l'eau de la nappe d'eau (exceptionnellement, d'une bouche ou d'un poteau à débit insuffisant) à l'engin-pompe.

OBS

aspiral, pluriel aspiraux.

OBS

Cahier Plomb tétraéthyle, 9.1.3.3. (coll. Enviroguide); Dictionnaire de la prévention des incendies.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Fire Prevention
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
DEF

A flexible rubber hose reinforced with a steel core to prevent collapse from atmospheric pressure when drafting ...

OBS

[A hard intake hose is] connected between the intake of a fire pump and a water supply and must be used when drafting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Prévention des incendies
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
DEF

Tuyau en caoutchouc souple qui contient un renforcement en acier pour prévenir tout effondrement du tuyau dû à la pression atmosphérique lors de l'aspiration [...]

OBS

[Un tuyau semi-rigide] relie une prise d'une pompe à incendie et l'alimentation en eau et doit être utilisé lors de l'aspiration.

Spanish

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