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DETECTEUR INCENDIE [2 records]

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Record 1 2018-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Detection
DEF

Part of an automatic fire detection system that contains at least one sensor which monitors a suitable physical and/or chemical phenomenon, in order to signal to the control and indicating equipment. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

There are four basic types of fire detectors - ionization, light (smoke), radiation (flame), and temperature. Each is activated by a different stage of a fire.

OBS

fire detector: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

fire detector: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Détection des incendies
DEF

Organe d'un système de détection automatique d'incendie qui contient au moins un capteur pour un phénomène physique et/ou chimique, et qui fournit un signal à l'équipement de contrôle et de signalisation. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

détecteur d'incendie : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

détecteur d'incendie : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

OBS

détecteur d'incendie : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Detección de incendios
DEF

Elemento sensible a alguno de los cuatro fenómenos fundamentales que acompañan el fuego: llamas, humo visible, gases de combustión o aumento de temperatura.

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Record 2 2007-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
  • Fire Detection
CONT

The primary NASA application for the proposed fire detector is in the prevention of on-board fires in spacecrafts. A false alarm free fire detector that can quickly detect and locate fires hidden behind instrument panels and in cargo bays is crucial to developing mitigating strategies in the event such fires occur.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
  • Détection des incendies
OBS

détecteur d'incendie : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance et Opération aériennes.

Spanish

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