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FAIL-SAFE CONTROL [1 record]

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Record 1 1988-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Safety Devices (Mechanical Components)
DEF

Device which opens a circuit when sensing element loses its pressure.

OBS

Fail-safe system: A system designed so that failure of power, control circuits, structural members, or other components will not endanger people operating the system or other people in the vicinity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organes de sécurité (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

de sécurité intrinsèque : Qualifie un produit conçu de façon que ses défaillances éventuelles n'occasionnent pas d'accident de personnes ni d'endommagement grave ou de perte de matériel.

Spanish

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