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BALL CHECK VALVE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
- Taps and Plumbing Accessories
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ball check valve
1, record 1, English, ball%20check%20valve
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ball-check valve 2, record 1, English, ball%2Dcheck%20valve
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ball valve in which the ball is pushed against or away from its seat by fluid pressure opposed to the action of a spring. 3, record 1, English, - ball%20check%20valve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A ball-check valve is] a spring-operated check valve in a piping system; when the fluid flows in one direction, pressure against a movable ball allows [the] fluid to pass; when the direction of [the] flow is reversed, the ball is forced against a seat, thereby stopping the flow. 4, record 1, English, - ball%20check%20valve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ball check valve: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 1, English, - ball%20check%20valve
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
- Robinetterie et accessoires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- clapet à bille
1, record 1, French, clapet%20%C3%A0%20bille
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- clapet à billes 2, record 1, French, clapet%20%C3%A0%20billes
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- clapet à boule 3, record 1, French, clapet%20%C3%A0%20boule
correct, masculine noun
- clapet antiretour à bille 4, record 1, French, clapet%20antiretour%20%C3%A0%20bille
correct, masculine noun
- clapet anti-retour à bille 5, record 1, French, clapet%20anti%2Dretour%20%C3%A0%20bille
correct, masculine noun
- clapet de retenue à bille 6, record 1, French, clapet%20de%20retenue%20%C3%A0%20bille
correct, masculine noun
- clapet de retenue à billes 2, record 1, French, clapet%20de%20retenue%20%C3%A0%20billes
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Clapet de non-retour dont l'obturateur est constitué d'une sphère libre venant s'appliquer sur un siège conique ou sphérique. 7, record 1, French, - clapet%20%C3%A0%20bille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si un clapet à bille permet d'obtenir une étanchéité presque parfaite, la bille peut vibrer à cause du manque d'amortissement. C'est la raison pour laquelle on remplace la bille par un piston cylindrique [...] à tête tronconique ou sphérique. 8, record 1, French, - clapet%20%C3%A0%20bille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
clapet à bille : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance. 9, record 1, French, - clapet%20%C3%A0%20bille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
clapet à billes; clapet de retenue à billes : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 9, record 1, French, - clapet%20%C3%A0%20bille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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