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Record 1 2002-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems
DEF

Measure of the ability of a filter to remove a specified test contaminant from a fluid at a given contaminant concentration under specified test conditions, expressed quantitatively in terms of the probability of a particle of a specified size being retained by the filter.

OBS

In the case of pneumatic filters also expressed quantitatively in terms of the percentage of liquid contaminant retained by the filter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions mécaniques
DEF

Aptitude pour un filtre à remplir sa fonction; en général elle s'applique en déterminant le polluant d'essai, sa concentration et la méthode expérimentale; il est normalement exprimé en termes de probabilité pour ces conditions.

OBS

Dans le cas d'un filtre pneumatique, il exprime le pourcentage de contaminant liquide retenu par le filtre.

Spanish

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