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air pocket

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 719178 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain pumps - valves - piping
air pocket preferred
  • air lock - an air pocket or bubble in a pipeline which obstructs the flow of liquid
õhukork
air pocket preferred
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  • When the pressure at the pump inlet is constantly greater than the atmospheric pressure and the saturated vapour pressure of the liquid, and there is no gas separator, a gas extractor or special gas extractor shall be necessary if gaseous formations are liable to occur between the pump and the meter during no-flow periods or if air pockets can be introduced into the pipework (e.g. when the supply tank is completely empty) in a such manner as to produce a specific error in excess of 1% of the minimum delivery.
air lock
poche d'air

Meteoroloogia ja klimatoloogia terminibaas

ID 510901 Last modified 11.10.2025
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Domain lennundusmeteoroloogiaatmosphere - climatology - meteorology - magnetosphere
  • tavakeelne väljend olukorra kohta, kus lennuk kaotab turbulentses õhus lennates ootamatult kõrgust

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