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BARRAGE AIR COMPRIME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Dams and Causeways
- Anti-pollution Measures
- Water Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- air barrier
1, record 1, English, air%20barrier
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- air curtain 2, record 1, English, air%20curtain
correct
- bubble barrier 3, record 1, English, bubble%20barrier
correct
- bubble curtain 4, record 1, English, bubble%20curtain
correct
- pneumatic barrier 5, record 1, English, pneumatic%20barrier
correct
- pneumatic boom 2, record 1, English, pneumatic%20boom
correct
- barrier of air bubbles 2, record 1, English, barrier%20of%20air%20bubbles
correct
- curtain of air bubbles 2, record 1, English, curtain%20of%20air%20bubbles
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A bubble, or air barrier consists of submerged, perforated tubing from which compressed air is released. The result is a rising curtain of bubbles which produces an upswelling on the water surface above the tubing. The upswelling produces a raised surface behind which the oil can be trapped. ... The air barrier (air curtain) represents ... an alternate method of containing or confining spilled oils within a given area .... 2, record 1, English, - air%20barrier
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Barrages et chaussées
- Mesures antipollution
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- barrage à bulles d’air
1, record 1, French, barrage%20%C3%A0%20bulles%20d%26rsquo%3Bair
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- barrière à bulles d’air 2, record 1, French, barri%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20bulles%20d%26rsquo%3Bair
correct, feminine noun
- barrière à bulles 2, record 1, French, barri%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20bulles
correct, feminine noun
- rideau de bulles d’air 3, record 1, French, rideau%20de%20bulles%20d%26rsquo%3Bair
correct, masculine noun
- barrière pneumatique à bulles d’air 2, record 1, French, barri%C3%A8re%20pneumatique%20%C3%A0%20bulles%20d%26rsquo%3Bair
correct, feminine noun
- barrière pneumatique 2, record 1, French, barri%C3%A8re%20pneumatique
correct, feminine noun
- barrage à air comprimé 4, record 1, French, barrage%20%C3%A0%20air%20comprim%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- barrage à pulsation d’air 4, record 1, French, barrage%20%C3%A0%20pulsation%20d%26rsquo%3Bair
correct, masculine noun
- barrière de bulles d’air 5, record 1, French, barri%C3%A8re%20de%20bulles%20d%26rsquo%3Bair
correct, feminine noun
- barrière de bulles 2, record 1, French, barri%C3%A8re%20de%20bulles
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Barrage à bulles d'air. [...] Le principe du procédé comprend une canalisation, équipée de gicleurs, immergée sur les fonds. En lui envoyant de l'air comprimé en quantité et en pression suffisantes, il se produit, un bourrelet continu dont le volume correspond à celui des bulles d'air ascendantes qui se dégagent à chaque gicleur. L'eau qui s'écoule de part et d'autre de ce bourrelet, a une vitesse proportionnelle à sa hauteur. Le courant ainsi produit est utilisé pour s'opposer à l'expansion d'une nappe d'hydrocarbures. 1, record 1, French, - barrage%20%C3%A0%20bulles%20d%26rsquo%3Bair
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Presas y calzadas elevadas
- Medidas contra la contaminación
- Contaminación del agua
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cortina de burbujas
1, record 1, Spanish, cortina%20de%20burbujas
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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