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- Primary term
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rupture disk
- Definition
- A security device consisting of a membrane designed to fail at a specific pressure, generally made of metal. Used to protect a pressure vessel, equipment, or system from overpressurization or potentially damaging vacuum conditions.
- Definition source(s)
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- American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2018. “Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging / Nomenclature pour le catalogage des objets de musée.” September 1, 2018. https://www.nomenclature.info/.
- English
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- Term (International)
- rupture disk
- Inverted term (International)
- disk, rupture
- Alternative term(s)
- burst diaphragm; burst disk; bursting disc; gas stopper; pressure safety disk
- French
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- Term (International)
- disque de rupture
- Term gender (International)
- masculine
- Alternative term(s)
- disque d'éclatement; disque de sécurité
- Date created
- 2021-06-11
- Date updated
- 2021-06-14
- Bibliographic citation(s)
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- Office québécois de la langue française. n.d. “disque de rupture.” Grand dictionnaire terminologique. Accessed June 14, 2021. http://gdt.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/ficheOqlf.aspx?Id_Fiche=8402085.
- Translation Bureau / Bureau de la traduction. n.d. “rupture disk / disque de rupture.” Termium Plus. Accessed June 14, 2021. https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?lang=fra&i=1&srchtxt=RUPTURE+DISK&index=alt&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs.
- Wikipedia. n.d. “Rupture Disc.” Wikipedia. Accessed June 14, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rupture_disc&oldid=1026702048.
- Nomenclature URI
- https://nomenclature.info/nom/15079
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