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SMOKE TEST [3 records]

Record 1 2000-08-07

English

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

Test made to determine completeness of combustion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
OBS

Relations entre composition des fumées et excès de comburant [...] L'intérêt de cette analyse paramétrique résidant surtout dans le contrôle de la combustion, nous raisonnerons sur les fumées sèches.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Transport of Water (Water Supply)
  • Long-Distance Pipelines
CONT

In Sydney, properties may have illegal connections, where the rain water pipes have been illegally connected to the sewer. The most economical method of checking this condition is with a smoke test. Testing the pipes can also detect breaks and blockages as the smoke is seen penetrating from beneath the ground.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Adduction d'eau (Alimentation en eau)
  • Canalisations à grande distance
DEF

Méthode rapide et économique pour localiser des points d'entrée d'infiltration/captage dans le système d'égout. Elle permet de trouver les points de contact avec le système de drainage pluvial ainsi que les raccordements défectueux (croisés).

OBS

Un résultat négatif (aucune fumée visible) ne permet toutefois pas de conclure sur l'inexistence de l'infiltration/captage. La fumée doit être non toxique, inodore et non salissante.

Spanish

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Record 3 1988-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Thermal Insulation
DEF

A test made for low-pressure airtightness, by injecting smoke under slight pressure into the system concerned, leaks being made visible by the appearance of smoke from them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Isolation thermique

Spanish

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