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TURBOSOUFFLANTE [3 records]

Record 1 2011-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Biochemistry
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Biochimie
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooling and Ventilating Systems
  • Compressors
CONT

In Europe the term turboblower is applied to all uncooled machines including multistage with pressure ratios of 2.5 to 3.0. For higher compression ratios water cooling is generally provided and units are referred to as turbocompressors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de refroidissement et de ventilation
  • Compresseurs
CONT

Soufflante à grande vitesse de rotation [...], conduite par turbine à vapeur, moteur électrique ou turbine à gaz [...]. La pression de l'air fourni par une turbosoufflante peut varier de 0.5 à 2 et même 3 kg [par centimètre carré]. Ces machines ne sont généralement pas refroidies.

Key term(s)
  • turbo-souffleur

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compressors
DEF

diesel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Compresseurs
DEF

CPDL, 4e leçon, p. 3; - se compose a) d'une turbine fonctionnant sous la poussée des gaz d'échappement du diesel; b) d'un compresseur entraîné par la turbine. - CLCY, turbo-charger: A centrifugal blower driven by an exhaust gas turbine used to supercharge an engine; Random House Dict., turbosupercharger: a supercharger driven by a turbine turned by a stream of exhaust gases from the engine; oct. 1972.

Spanish

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