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domestic oil burner [1 record]

Record 1 1990-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
CONT

Domestic oil burners. a) Gun and rotary burners are in this category as used in residential and small commercial and industrial structures.

CONT

Oil burners ... can be divided into two major groups, residential and commercial-industrial. ... Residential oil burners are ordinarily used in the range of 0.525 to 3.68 ml/s fuel consumption rate. However, burners up to 7,35 ml/s sometimes fall in the residential classification because of basic similarities in controls and standards. .. No. 2 fuel oil is generally used, although burners in the residential size range can also operate on No. 1 fuel oil. ... The majority of residential burner production (over 95%) is of the high pressure atomizing gun burner type.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
OBS

Brûleurs pour combustibles liquides, (...) ces brûleurs domestiques ont généralement une seule allure de marche (réglage par tout ou rien); ils sont entièrement automatiques; l'allumage est obtenu par étincelle électrique.

Spanish

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