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GAS CARTRIDGE EXTINGUISHER [2 records]

Record 1 2017-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Prevention
DEF

Extinguisher in which the pressure for expulsion of the medium from the body of the extinguisher is produced by the opening, at the time of use of a compressed or liquefied gas cartridge.

OBS

cartridge-operated extinguisher; gas-cartridge extinguisher : terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévention des incendies
OBS

extincteur à cartouche de gaz : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Extinguishing Agents
DEF

Mass ratio of the charge to the internal volume that it occupies of an extinguisher or gas cartridge filled with [carbon dioxide] or other liquefiable gas.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents extincteurs
DEF

Rapport entre la masse de la charge et le volume interne d'un extincteur ou d'une cartouche de gaz remplis de dioxyde de carbone ou autre gaz liquéfié.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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