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MODULATOR PRESSURE [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2005-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

A low-pressure moderator, with individual pressure tubes, allows for flexible monitoring and control of the reactor.

Key term(s)
  • low pressure modulator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Un modérateur à faible pression, circulant dans des tubes de force individuels, permet de surveiller et de contrôler avec souplesse le réacteur.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Low modulator pressure (open throttle) will hasten the downshift; high modulator pressure (closed throttle) will delay downshifts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gas Industry
  • Vacuum Machines

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du gaz
  • Machines à vide

Spanish

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