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GAS-HOLDER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Storage of Oil and Natural Gas
- Gas Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gasholder
1, record 1, English, gasholder
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gas holder 2, record 1, English, gas%20holder
correct
- gasometer 3, record 1, English, gasometer
correct, Great Britain
- gas tank 4, record 1, English, gas%20tank
correct
- gazometer 5, record 1, English, gazometer
avoid, obsolete
- gas-holder 6, record 1, English, gas%2Dholder
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] large tank or cylindrical reservoir of gas, as at a gas works, to be piped to homes, factories, etc. 7, record 1, English, - gasholder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The gas produced is stored in bell-type gasholders working at a pressure of 15 to 20 g/cm². These gasholders can be built for capacities up to 15,000 m³. 8, record 1, English, - gasholder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gazometer: Obsolete form of gasometer. 5, record 1, English, - gasholder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "gasholder bell" is more specific. 9, record 1, English, - gasholder
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stockage du pétrole et du gaz naturel
- Industrie du gaz
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gazomètre
1, record 1, French, gazom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réservoir dans lequel le gaz manufacturé était emmagasiné à volume variable et sous pression pratiquement constante, généralement de l'ordre de 100 à 300 mm d'eau. 2, record 1, French, - gazom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gaz produit est stocké dans des cloches gazo-métriques fonctionnant sous une pression de 15 à 20 g/cm². Ces gazomètres peuvent être construits pour des volumes de 15 000 m³. 3, record 1, French, - gazom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Stockages de gaz [...] Gazomètres. Ils peuvent être à volume constant sous pression variable ou à volume variable sous pression constante. Dans ce dernier cas ils peuvent être secs ou à cuve d'eau. Un gazomètre à cuve d'eau ou hydraulique ou télescopique est constitué par une cloche dont le guidage peut être radial, tangentiel ou hélicoïdal, et qui plonge dans une cuve remplie d'eau. La capacité de tels gazomètres peut aller jusqu'à 300 000 m³. 4, record 1, French, - gazom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces énormes cuves ont été remplacées par des stockages fermés sous une pression beaucoup plus forte. 2, record 1, French, - gazom%C3%A8tre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Almacenaje de petróleo y gas natural
- Industria del gas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- gasómetro
1, record 1, Spanish, gas%C3%B3metro
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Depósito para el almacenamiento de gases. 1, record 1, Spanish, - gas%C3%B3metro
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