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AIR COMBUSTION [1 record]

Record 1 2013-06-13

English

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

The air required for complete and satisfactory combustion of the fuel [which] does not include the air used for atomization.

OBS

The actual amount of air supplied is usually expressed as a percentage of the theoretical amount required for complete combustion.

French

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

Air requis pour la combustion adéquate du combustible, notamment l'excès d'air.

OBS

comburant : Qualifie un corps qui, se combinant avec un autre, permet sa combustion : par exemple, dans le mélange air-gaz, l'air est le comburant et le gaz est le combustible (le gaz ne peut en effet brûler sans être mélangé à l'oxygène de l'air).

OBS

air de combustion : terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Combustión y combustibles (Hogares o chimeneas)
DEF

Aire que provee el oxígeno necesario para que se queme el combustible de un artefacto.

OBS

Ciertas aplicaciones usan aire interno para obtener dicho oxígeno; otras se abastecen de aire del exterior.

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