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DIFFERENCE PRESSION [4 records]

Record 1 2014-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
CONT

... orifice or Venturi flow meters ... measure the pressure difference between a low-speed fluid in an approach pipe and the high-speed fluid at the smaller orifice diameter to determine flow velocities and thus to meter the flow rate.

OBS

pressure difference: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
DEF

La différence dans la pression entre deux points dans un système due aux différences dans l'altitude et/ou la chute de pression due à l'écoulement.

CONT

Lorsqu'un fluide s'écoule dans le venturi 1, les pressions statiques dans les différentes sections du venturi prennent des valeurs différentes. Il est possible d'évaluer l'écart de pression entre deux sections S1 et S2 en utilisant le théorème de Bernoulli [...]

OBS

écart de pressions : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing
OBS

pressure differential: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plomberie
OBS

différence de pression : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

... the pressure differential across a choke - i.e., the pressure on one side of the choke compared with the pressure on the other side.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

Terme d'usage obligatoire au Bureau des Traductions.

Spanish

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Record 4 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Acoustics (Physics)
OBS

the actual pressure differences involved in an average sound wave are extremely small.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Acoustique (Physique)
OBS

il n'y a pas de différence de pression entre les deux faces de la membrane.

Spanish

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