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oil ignitor [1 record]

Record 1 1991-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
CONT

The pressure also forces combustion air into the oil spray, causing an intimate and turbulent mixing of air and oil. An electric spark or spark-ignited gas or oil ignitor, applied for a predetermined time, ignites the mixture and sustained combustion takes place.

Key term(s)
  • oil igniter
  • oil burning igniter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
OBS

(...) l'allumage automatique (...) peut être :-soit électrique (...)-soit au gaz (...) -soit au combustible liquide par utilisation d'un petit brûleur pilote.

Spanish

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