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FOYER CHARGEMENT MECANIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-11-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Solid Fuel Heating
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stoker
1, record 1, English, stoker
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mechanical stoker 2, record 1, English, mechanical%20stoker
correct
- automatic stoker 3, record 1, English, automatic%20stoker
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mechanical means, as used in a furnace, for feeding coal, removing refuse, controlling air supply, and mixing with combustibles for efficient burning. 3, record 1, English, - stoker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
... a device that feeds a solid fuel into a combustion chamber. It provides a supply of air for burning the fuel under automatic control and, in some cases, incorporates a means of removing the ash and refuse of combustion automatically. 4, record 1, English, - stoker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Stokers may be classified according to their coal feeding rates.... Class 1 [to] class 5 Stokers. 4, record 1, English, - stoker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Stokers are [also] classified according to the method of feeding fuel to the furnace, as: 1) spreader, 2) underfeed, 3) chain grate or traveling grate, and 4) vibrating grate. 4, record 1, English, - stoker
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chauffage aux combustibles solides
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dispositif d'alimentation mécanique
1, record 1, French, dispositif%20d%27alimentation%20m%C3%A9canique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- brûleur à alimentation mécanique 2, record 1, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20alimentation%20m%C3%A9canique
correct, masculine noun
- foyer à chargement mécanique 3, record 1, French, foyer%20%C3%A0%20chargement%20m%C3%A9canique
correct, masculine noun
- foyer automatique 4, record 1, French, foyer%20automatique
masculine noun
- stoker 5, record 1, French, stoker
masculine noun
- chargeur mécanique 6, record 1, French, chargeur%20m%C3%A9canique
masculine noun
- chargeur automatique 7, record 1, French, chargeur%20automatique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
stoker: dispositif d'alimentation mécanique du foyer d'une locomotive à vapeur chauffée au charbon. 1, record 1, French, - dispositif%20d%27alimentation%20m%C3%A9canique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les brûleurs à alimentation mécanique. Il s'agit de transporter le combustible du magasin au foyer, tout en assurant : - un débit en fonction des besoins, - un étalement du combustible sur la grille du foyer, - une évacuation des déchets hors du lieu de combustion (cette évacuation est manuelle ou mécanique). Brûleurs à vis [...] Brûleurs à poussoir [...] Brûleurs à projection [...] Brûleurs à grilles mécanique. 2, record 1, French, - dispositif%20d%27alimentation%20m%C3%A9canique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En anglais, on parle surtout du dispositif d'alimentation en combustible du foyer (stoker); en français, on parle plutôt de l'endroit où a lieu la combustion (foyer) et où est logé l'organe de combustion qui est la grille. Il est à noter que selon le LAROG, le foyer "est à la fois un lieu et un ensemble d'appareils ou d'organes [...]". MOMON utilise foyer au sens de dispositif. 8, record 1, French, - dispositif%20d%27alimentation%20m%C3%A9canique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dans la source MOMON, le foyer automatique désigne l'avant-foyer, dans la source NFMEC, il regroupe les brûleurs avant-foyer, les brûleurs à vis et à poussoirs, les grilles mécaniques et les brûleurs à projection. 9, record 1, French, - dispositif%20d%27alimentation%20m%C3%A9canique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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