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COMBUSTION RATE [3 records]

Record 1 2016-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
  • Pre-Fire Planning
DEF

The rate (in millimetres per minute) at which the depth of a pool of liquid decreases as the liquid burns.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
  • Prévision des incendies
DEF

Vitesse (en millimètres par minute) à laquelle diminue l'épaisseur d'une nappe de liquide enflammé.

CONT

Pour les liquides inflammables, la vitesse de combustion dépend de la vitesse à laquelle la vapeur se dégage de la surface du liquide et de l'apport d'air ou d'oxygène alimentant la combustion.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
DEF

The rate at which fuel, or an air-fuel mixture is supplied to a burner or furnace, expressed in volume, weight, or heat units supplied per unit time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
CONT

taux d'allumage, exprime le taux auquel le combustible ou le mélange air-combustible arrive au brûleur.

Spanish

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Record 3 1988-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
OBS

PMO CASAP (Lt Garigue).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
OBS

Tiré d'un texte publié en France.

Spanish

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