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FUEL-RICH COMBUSTION [1 record]

Record 1 2015-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
DEF

Combustion in which the equivalence ratio is greater than unity.

OBS

In ventilation-controlled fire(s), the fuel/air mixture is fuel-rich, and relatively high concentration(s) of pyrolysis products and incomplete combustion gases result.

OBS

fuel-rich combustion : term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions
DEF

Combustion dont le rapport d'équivalence est supérieur à l'unité un.

OBS

Dans les feux contrôlés par ventilation, le mélange combustible/air est riche en combustible, et des concentrations relativement élevées en produits de pyrolyse et en gaz de combustion incomplète seront obtenues.

OBS

combustion riche en combustible : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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