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TEMPERATURE AUTOALLUMAGE [1 record]

Record 1 2005-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
  • Fires and Explosions
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

The temperature at which a flammable gas-air mixture or a combustible substance will ignite without an external ignition source.

CONT

The auto-ignition temperature is the lowest temperature at which a material begins to burn in air in the absence of a spark or flame. Many chemicals will decompose (break down) when heated. The auto-ignition temperature is the temperature at which the chemicals formed by decomposition begin to burn. Auto-ignition temperatures for a specific material can vary by one hundred degrees Celsius or more, depending on the test method used.

OBS

self-ignition temperature; autoignition temperature; autogenous ignition temperature; auto-ignition temperature; spontaneous ignition temperature: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
  • Feux et explosions
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Température d'inflammation spontanée d'un produit pétrolier en l'absence de flamme. Elle se détermine dans des conditions normalisées. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

ignition : État des corps en combustion vive, se manifestant par un dégagement de lumière (langue soutenue).

OBS

autoallumage : 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

température d'auto-inflammation; température d'allumage spontané : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • température d'auto-allumage

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Combustión y combustibles (Hogares o chimeneas)
  • Fuegos y explosiones
  • Alimentación de combustible (Vehículos automotores)
DEF

Temperatura mínima a la que se inflama una substancia sin aplicar una llama o chispa. No caliente los materiales a más del 80% de esta temperatura.

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