tampon

13:16 May 17, 2012 

I think CC is on the right track with PLUG. In other contexts we have 'tampon de viste' for example. So plug or access point depending on size and whether it is fitted with instruments. Could be a blanking plate.

13:10 May 17, 2012 

Here are a few more instances which may narrow it down a bit:
"Mettre en place le dernier tampon sur la tubulure ASP ou RÉF."
"Lorsque l'épreuve hydraulique est validée, les tampons et accessoires restent montés sur l'enveloppe sauf un tampon qui permettra de vidanger le corps et éventuellement une bride de vidange."
"démontage de la bride sur le tampon intermédiaire+ montage du tampon extérieur."

13:06 May 17, 2012 

Well, maybe, but as an engineer I'd still be none the wiser what the author was trying to get at with "buffer". Whatever they are, they are obviously fairly important, but the frequency with which the word appears suggests it may have been defined earlier. To me, the text seems to suggest some kind of plug.

12:29 May 17, 2012 

J'interprète le mot tampon dans le sens de "air buffer" dans le domaine de la compression d'air (entre autre utilisée en plongée). Je ne suis pas certaine à 100 % ici. Attendez donc d'autres suggestions de collègues plus spécialisés dans ce domaine.

11:49 May 17, 2012 

What do you mean exactly by 'buffer'?