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LIMITS FLAMMABILITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-12-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- Fires and Explosions
- Gas Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flammability limit
1, record 1, English, flammability%20limit
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- limit of flammability 2, record 1, English, limit%20of%20flammability
correct
- flammable limit 3, record 1, English, flammable%20limit
correct
- inflammability limit 4, record 1, English, inflammability%20limit
avoid, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The stoichiometric composition limits (maximum and minimum) of an ignited oxidizer-fuel mixture who will burn indefinitely at given conditions of temperature and pressure without further ignition. 5, record 1, English, - flammability%20limit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The limits of flammability ... For examples, hydrogen-air mixtures will propagate flames for concentrations between 4 and 74 percent by volume of hydrogen at 70°F and atmospheric pressure. The smaller value is the lower (lean) limit, and the larger value is the upper (rich) limit of flammability. When the mixture temperature is increased, the flammability range widens; when the temperature is decreased, the range narrows. 2, record 1, English, - flammability%20limit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terms usually found in plural. 6, record 1, English, - flammability%20limit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
flammability (explosive) limits: term standardized by ISO. 7, record 1, English, - flammability%20limit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
According to ISO, "explosive limit" is a synonym of "flammability limit". There is a nuance between those terms. See the record for "explosive limit" in Termium. See also "combustible limit". 6, record 1, English, - flammability%20limit
Record 1, Key term(s)
- flammability limits
- flammable limits
- inflammability
- limits of flammability
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Feux et explosions
- Industrie du gaz
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- limite d'inflammabilité
1, record 1, French, limite%20d%27inflammabilit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pourcentage en volume d'un gaz combustible en mélange avec l'air ou avec un autre gaz comburant, en deça duquel ou au-delà duquel le mélange ne peut pas propager une flamme. 2, record 1, French, - limite%20d%27inflammabilit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les limites d'inflammabilité [...] À titre d'exemple, les vapeurs émises par l'alcool éthylique sont inflammables si leur quantité est comprise entre 3,3 % et 19 % dans le volume air + vapeurs inflammables. En dehors de cette fourchette, la combustion n'est plus possible. 3, record 1, French, - limite%20d%27inflammabilit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'inflammabilité est une notion complexe, qui doit tenir compte aussi bien de l'aptitude d'un matériau à donner naissance à des flammes que de l'aliment qu'il peut fournir à ces flammes (hauteur et température des flammes, propagation, etc.) 2, record 1, French, - limite%20d%27inflammabilit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«Limite» est utilisé le plus souvent au pluriel. 4, record 1, French, - limite%20d%27inflammabilit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
limite d'inflammabilité : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 5, record 1, French, - limite%20d%27inflammabilit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Les termes «limite d'inflammabilité» et «limite d'explosivité» (voir ce terme) sont souvent confondus. 6, record 1, French, - limite%20d%27inflammabilit%C3%A9
Record 1, Key term(s)
- limites d'inflammabilité
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
- Fuegos y explosiones
- Industria del gas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- límite de inflamabilidad
1, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%ADmite%20de%20inflamabilidad
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concentración en el aire del vapor de una sustancia inflamable, que determina los límites superior e inferior del intervalo de composiciones en el que se puede producir la inflamación de una mezcla. 2, record 1, Spanish, - l%C3%ADmite%20de%20inflamabilidad
Record 1, Key term(s)
- límites de inflamabilidad
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