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LOW-PRESSURE STEAM [1 record]

Record 1 1990-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating
CONT

Low-pressure steam. Any boiler, generator, pressure vessel, system, piping, or equipment used for the purpose of heating or distributing steam for heating, power, and processing, operating at pressures of 15 psig or less is classified as low pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage
OBS

Le chauffage est dit basse pression si la pression de vapeur au départ de la chaudière ne dépasse pas 3 000 mm CE (0,3 bar).

OBS

Chauffage à vapeur. (...) Pressions utilisées. (...) La basse pression, en principe, ne dépasse pas 0,5 bar et est généralement inférieure à 0,3 bar.

Spanish

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