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DAMPING DEVICE [3 records]

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Record 1 2002-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
DEF

Vibration-absorbing pad or isolator for reducing the transmission of vibrational energy from a disturbing source.

CONT

When ... coil springs are ... used in self-contained vibration isolators in place of rubber ... additional damping devices are often provided in the isolators

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
CONT

On trouve des dispositifs à absorption ou amortisseurs et des dispositifs à résonateur. [...] Ils se caractérisent par leur perte de transmission.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
  • Navigation Instruments
CONT

Master compass... The sensitive element consists of a frame on which are mounted 2 gyro units and an oil damping device... Oil damping system. On the east side of the sensitive element frame are 2 tanks partly filled with oil and connected at the bottom by a pipe... Were it not for this damping system, the element would continually oscillate back and forth across the meridian instead of settling down into its correct position.

OBS

Damping device or system may use various substances, liquids or fluids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
  • Instruments de navigation
CONT

Un gyroscope à 1 axe [...] comprend essentiellement : un boîtier B [...]; un anneau de cardan C (constituant parfois un carter étanche) relié à B par un axe de cardan S appelé axe de sortie [...] Certains appareils comportent de plus : un dispositif d'amortissement visqueux (dash-pot, fluide dans lequel baigne un carter étanche) [...]; un dispositif de rappel élastique (ressort, arbre de torsion, asservissement électronique) [...];

OBS

Le gyromètre intégrateur [...] est un gyrosope 1 axe ne devant comporter aucun rappel élastique [...] mais doué d'un fort amortissement visqueux [...] son équipage mobile comporte toujours un carter étanche flottant dans un liquide à haute viscosité, d'où son appellation courante gyro flottant; [...]

OBS

Diverses substances peuvent composer le dispositif d'amortissement : liquides ou fluides.

Spanish

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Record 3 1990-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
OBS

appareils de mesure

Spanish

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