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FORCED-DRAFT FAN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-07-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Burners and Steamfitting
- Gas and Oil Heating
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- forced draft burner
1, record 1, English, forced%20draft%20burner
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- forced-draft burner 2, record 1, English, forced%2Ddraft%20burner
correct
- power burner 3, record 1, English, power%20burner
correct, see observation
- forced draft power burner 4, record 1, English, forced%20draft%20power%20burner
correct
- power type burner 4, record 1, English, power%20type%20burner
correct, see observation
- burner of the power type 4, record 1, English, burner%20of%20the%20power%20type
see observation
- power gas burner 5, record 1, English, power%20gas%20burner
- power type of gas burner 6, record 1, English, power%20type%20of%20gas%20burner
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gas burner in which combustion air is blown in by a motor driven fan. 7, record 1, English, - forced%20draft%20burner
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[A] power burner [is a] burner in which the combustion air is supplied by a fan or blower at sufficient pressure to overcome the resistance of the burner and the appliance. 8, record 1, English, - forced%20draft%20burner
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Power burner [means] a burner in which either gas or air or both are supplied at pressures exceeding, for gas, the line pressure and, for air, atmospheric pressure; this added pressure being applied at the burner. A [power] burner for which air for combustion is supplied by a fan ahead of the appliance is commonly designated as a forced draft burner. 9, record 1, English, - forced%20draft%20burner
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Forced-draft burner ... commonly called a "power burner". 7, record 1, English, - forced%20draft%20burner
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
"Burners of the power type use a fan to supply and control combustion air". Depending on ASHRAE Handbook & Product Directory, a "power burner" could be of the natural draft(natural-draft power burner) or forced-draft type(forced-draft power burner). 10, record 1, English, - forced%20draft%20burner
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
For gas or oil burner. 11, record 1, English, - forced%20draft%20burner
Record 1, Key term(s)
- forced draught burner
- forced-draught burner
- forced draught power burner
- forced-draught power burner
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fumisterie et brûleurs
- Chauffage au gaz et au mazout
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- brûleur à air soufflé
1, record 1, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20air%20souffl%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- brûleur soufflé 2, record 1, French, br%C3%BBleur%20souffl%C3%A9
masculine noun
- brûleur à gaz à air soufflé 3, record 1, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20gaz%20%C3%A0%20air%20souffl%C3%A9
masculine noun
- brûleur à air pulsé 4, record 1, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20air%20puls%C3%A9
masculine noun
- brûleur à courant d'air forcé 5, record 1, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20courant%20d%27air%20forc%C3%A9
masculine noun
- brûleur à alimentation mécanique 6, record 1, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20alimentation%20m%C3%A9canique
masculine noun
- brûleur mécanique 5, record 1, French, br%C3%BBleur%20m%C3%A9canique
masculine noun
- brûleur à tirage forcé 7, record 1, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20tirage%20forc%C3%A9
masculine noun
- brûleur à apport d'air 8, record 1, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20apport%20d%27air
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] brûleurs à air soufflé. Ces brûleurs comportent un ventilateur assurant un mélange intime du gaz et l'air. 9, record 1, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20air%20souffl%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On peut également classer les brûleurs [à combustibles liquides] suivant le mode d'apport de l'air de combustion. Ils sont dits: - à tirage naturel [...]. - à apport d'air si l'air est amené par des dispositifs mécaniques [...] soit refoulants, soit aspirants. - à tirage forcé si l'air de combustion aspiré par le brûleur met la chambre de combustion du générateur en surpression par rapport à l'atmosphère (foyer surpressé). 7, record 1, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20air%20souffl%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les [...] brûleurs soufflés, dans lesquels le gaz et l'air sont comprimés par un ventilateur avant d'être éjectés à la buse. 2, record 1, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20air%20souffl%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-04-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Burners and Steamfitting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mechanical-draft burner
1, record 2, English, mechanical%2Ddraft%20burner
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gas burner relying on machinery to bring in combustion air. Several methods are used to get air into the combustion chamber. [They are the forced-draft burner, the induced-draft burner and the fan mix burner methods. ] 1, record 2, English, - mechanical%2Ddraft%20burner
Record 2, Key term(s)
- mechanical-draught burner
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fumisterie et brûleurs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- brûleur à tirage mécanique
1, record 2, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20tirage%20m%C3%A9canique
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tirage mécanique / mechanical draft. 2, record 2, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20tirage%20m%C3%A9canique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-02-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cooling and Ventilating Systems
- Burners and Steamfitting
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- forced-draft fan
1, record 3, English, forced%2Ddraft%20fan
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- forced draft fan 2, record 3, English, forced%20draft%20fan
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fan or blower that blows air into the combustion chamber. 1, record 3, English, - forced%2Ddraft%20fan
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Forced-draft fan does not open until air selector on Bailey Board is set at 15%...(CFB Ottawa, CHP SOP's) 3, record 3, English, - forced%2Ddraft%20fan
Record 3, Key term(s)
- forced-draught fan
- forced draught fan
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes de refroidissement et de ventilation
- Fumisterie et brûleurs
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ventilateur de soufflage
1, record 3, French, ventilateur%20de%20soufflage
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- ventilateur à air pulsé 2, record 3, French, ventilateur%20%C3%A0%20air%20puls%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il existe deux types principaux de brûleur à gaz : le brûleur atmosphérique qui est un brûleur sans ventilateur et dans lequel l'air nécessaire à la combustion est aspiré par la simple ascension des gaz brûlés et le brûleur à air soufflé dans lequel l'apport de l'air comburant s'effectue au moyen d'un ventilateur [...] 3, record 3, French, - ventilateur%20de%20soufflage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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