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FUEL TYPE CLASSIFICATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-08-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Burners and Steamfitting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- domestic oil burner
1, record 1, English, domestic%20oil%20burner
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- residential oil burner 2, record 1, English, residential%20oil%20burner
correct
- residential-type burner 3, record 1, English, residential%2Dtype%20burner
- residential burner 2, record 1, English, residential%20burner
- domestic burner 4, record 1, English, domestic%20burner
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Domestic oil burners. a) Gun and rotary burners are in this category as used in residential and small commercial and industrial structures. 5, record 1, English, - domestic%20oil%20burner
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Oil burners... can be divided into two major groups, residential and commercial-industrial.... Residential oil burners are ordinarily used in the range of 0. 525 to 3. 68 ml/s fuel consumption rate. However, burners up to 7, 35 ml/s sometimes fall in the residential classification because of basic similarities in controls and standards... No. 2 fuel oil is generally used, although burners in the residential size range can also operate on No. 1 fuel oil.... The majority of residential burner production(over 95%) is of the high pressure atomizing gun burner type. 2, record 1, English, - domestic%20oil%20burner
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fumisterie et brûleurs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- brûleur domestique à mazout
1, record 1, French, br%C3%BBleur%20domestique%20%C3%A0%20mazout
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Brûleurs pour combustibles liquides, (...) ces brûleurs domestiques ont généralement une seule allure de marche (réglage par tout ou rien); ils sont entièrement automatiques; l'allumage est obtenu par étincelle électrique. 2, record 1, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20domestique%20%C3%A0%20mazout
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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