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MARINE DIESEL [1 record]

Record 1 2005-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Black Products (Petroleum)
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
DEF

A heavy residual fuel used by ships, industry, and for large-scale heating installations.

DEF

Liquid fuels for ships, usually heavy residual fuels. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

CONT

... heavy fuel oils consist of residual oils blended with distillates to suit specific needs ... among heavy fuel oils are various industrial oils and bunker fuel oils.

OBS

bunker fuel: term used by Revenue Canada, Customs and standardized by ISO.

OBS

bunkers: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

bunkers: term rarely used in the singular (bunker).

Key term(s)
  • bunker

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits noirs (Pétrole)
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
DEF

Combustibles liquides pour les navires, habituellement des fuels lourds résiduels. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

soutes : terme rarement utilisé au singulier (soute).

OBS

On écrirait mieux «diésel».

OBS

diésel : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

OBS

fuel de soute; combustible de soute : termes utilisés par Revenu Canada, Douanes.

OBS

soutes : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

diesel marine : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Key term(s)
  • soute
  • fuel de soutes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos negros (Petróleo)
  • Petróleo bruto y derivados
  • Combustión y combustibles (Hogares o chimeneas)
OBS

Diseñado para utilizarse especialmente como combustible en motores tipo diesel de embarcaciones marinas o fluviales. También puede usarse para generar energía mecánica y eléctrica, y en quemadores de hornos, secadores y calderas.

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