Hi, My name is David and i am in Springboard presently, and in the future i want to become a technician in Building Mechanics and I've made a glossary to show the resources and accessories needed to keep a building in good condition. Hope it helps you at the end
boiler
noun
A fuel-burning apparatus or container for heating water.
Example: The steam quality is important, and contamination of the milk by steam pipe corrosion or boiler feed water additives must be prevented.
fr: chaudière
compressors
noun
An instrument or device for compressing something.
1-a machine used to supply air or other gas at increased pressure, e.g. to power a gas turbine.
2-an electrical amplifier that reduces the dynamic range of a signal.
Example: Published in the Transactions of ASME "An Analytical & Experimental Investigation of Multiple Disk Pumps & compressors" by Professor Warren Rice.
fr: compresseurs
construction pump
phrase
The concrete pump is normally a ram type pump, that pushes the concrete, using a piston, into a hose. Concrete pumps are specific to a particular application and are capable of pumping concrete several hundred feet, if not more.
Example: none
fr: pompe de construction
cooling tower
phrase
A tall, open-topped, cylindrical concrete tower, used for cooling water or condensing steam.
Example: An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease associated with contaminated air-conditioning cooling tower.
fr: tour de refroidissement
electric generator
phrase
In electricity generation, a generator is a device that converts motive power into electrical power for use in an external circuit. Sources of mechanical energy include steam turbines, gas turbines, water turbines, internal combustion engines, wind turbines and even hand cranks.
Example: none
fr: générateur électrique
electric motor
phrase
An electric motor is an electrical machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. Most electric motors operate through the interaction between the motor's magnetic field and electric current in a wire winding to generate force in the form of rotation of a shaft.
Example: A battery-powered drill is driven by a 36W electric motor running at 9000 rev min.
fr: moteur électrique
elevators
noun
A platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different floors or levels.
Example: Within the PTB, 2.5 km of moving walkways, 94 lifts and elevators, 38 fixed link bridges and 248 check-in desks were introduced in the master plan.
fr: ascenseurs
escalators
noun
Escalator, is a transporter-elevator suitable for the transport of people, consisting of a staircase whose movable steps are mechanically driven while remaining permanently in a horizontal plane.
Example: The airport project included building a Y shaped PTB, which houses passengers check-in hall, East and West Hall, departure lounges at 5 different zones, the escalators, lifts and staircases...etc.
The project also included the roof structural steelwork and coverings, glass and curtain walls, cladding system, transport escalators and tunnel for fixed link bridges, boarding gates and undercroft.
Project Vision: "To.
fr: escalators
exterminator
noun
Someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects) Synonyms: eradicator, terminator Type of: killer, slayer. someone who causes the death of a person or animal.
Example: none
fr: exterminateur
fire safety system
phrase
One of eight primary systems in a building. Also referred to as the "fire protection system". The fire safety system monitors, detects and suppresses fire hazards. The fire safety system is in some ways analogous to the autoimmune system of the human body, which removes bacteria and viruses from the human body.
Example: none
fr: système de sécurité incendie
floor space
phrase
In architectural, construction, and real estate, floor area, floor space, or floorspace is the area taken up by a building or part of it.
Example: There must be 1.2m² of nestbox floor space per 100 birds.
fr: espace au sol
heat removal
phrase
Heat transfer is a discipline of thermal engineering that concerns the generation, use, conversion, and exchange of thermal energy (heat) between physical systems. ... Heat convection occurs when bulk flow of a fluid (gas or liquid) carries heat along with the flow of matter in the fluid.
Example: These crystals increase in size, the rate of which is determined by the rate of reaction at the crystal surface, rate of water diffusing to the growing crystal and the rate of heat removal.
The second stage is heat removal from the product.
fr: évacuation de la chaleur
heating
noun
Equipment or devices used to provide heat, especially to a building.
Example: The provision of lighting, ventilation, heating, communication systems, fire and alarm systems, and other utilities necessary for worker productivity, can be added to this contemporary definition.
fr: chauffage
hydraulic cylinder
phrase
A hydraulic cylinder (also called a linear hydraulic motor) is a mechanical actuator that is used to give a unidirectional force through a unidirectional stroke. It has many applications, notably in construction equipment (engineering vehicles), manufacturing machinery, and civil engineering.
Example: none
fr: vérin hydraulique
mechanical penthouses
phrase
A mechanical penthouse is a floor level holding mechanical equipment, which is positioned above the regular floors of a building, and which is set back from the building's perimeter. When a mechanical penthouse is present, a building usually (but not always) has a flat roof with boxes.
Example: None.
fr: penthouses mécaniques
moving ramp
noun
Moving ramps or sidewalks, sometimes called travelators, are specialized forms of escalators developed to carry people and materials horizontally or along slight inclines.
Example: none
fr: rampe mobile
plumbing
noun
A person who installs and repairs the pipes and fittings of water supply, sanitation, or heating systems.
Example: One might claim such situations are becoming more frequent with the recent rise in income of traditionally 'low status' occupations such as plumbing and construction.
fr: plomberie
temperature control
phrase
Temperature control is a process in which change of temperature of a space (and objects collectively there within) is measured or otherwise detected, and the passage of heat energy into or out of the space is adjusted to achieve a desired average temperature.
Example: Initially the risks associated with the flammability of organic solvents and the lack of available systems for temperature control were a major concern.
fr: contrôle de la température
ventilation
noun
the provision of fresh air to a room, building, etc.
Example: On the previous 737-300 aircraft, it was solely the No.2 engine that delivered air through the ventilation system, whereas in the adapted 737-400 aircraft the air was channelled from both engines.
fr: ventilation
water chiller
phrase
A water chiller is a mechanical device used to facilitate heat exchange from water to a refrigerant in a closed loop system. ... A chiller lowers water temperature to between 40° and 45°F before the water is pumped to the location to be cooled.
