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LOW JOULE VALUE GAS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gas Industry
- Calorimetry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- low-calorific value gas
1, record 1, English, low%2Dcalorific%20value%20gas
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- low-Btu gas 2, record 1, English, low%2DBtu%20gas
correct
- low Btu gas 4, record 1, English, low%20Btu%20gas
correct
- low joule value gas 3, record 1, English, low%20joule%20value%20gas
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If air is used for the carbon (coal)-oxygen reaction, a low-calorific value gas is obtained ... because the product gas is diluted by the nitrogen from the air used. It is not economical to send this grade of gas by pipeline ... and thus it must be used at its source. It is of value for power generation and for industrial applications. 1, record 1, English, - low%2Dcalorific%20value%20gas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Manufactured gas with value of 100 to 200 British thermal units per cubic foot. 5, record 1, English, - low%2Dcalorific%20value%20gas
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie du gaz
- Calorimétrie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gaz à bas pouvoir calorifique
1, record 1, French, gaz%20%C3%A0%20bas%20pouvoir%20calorifique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gaz à faible pouvoir calorifique 2, record 1, French, gaz%20%C3%A0%20faible%20pouvoir%20calorifique
correct, masculine noun
- gaz à faible teneur énergétique 3, record 1, French, gaz%20%C3%A0%20faible%20teneur%20%C3%A9nerg%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un gaz à bas pouvoir calorifique (obtenu par réaction de l'air et de la vapeur) [...] doit trouver une utilisation sur le site (l'exemple typique étant celui d'une centrale électrique) car son transport [...] devient vite prohibitif par suite de la présence d'un important ballast d'azote [...] et de gaz carbonique. 1, record 1, French, - gaz%20%C3%A0%20bas%20pouvoir%20calorifique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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