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METAL BURNING [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gas Welding
- Oxygen Cutting (Metals)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oxyacetylene torch
1, record 1, English, oxyacetylene%20torch
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- acetylene torch 2, record 1, English, acetylene%20torch
correct
- oxygen acetylene torch 3, record 1, English, oxygen%20acetylene%20torch
- oxyacetylene pipe 3, record 1, English, oxyacetylene%20pipe
- oxyacetylene blow-pipe 4, record 1, English, oxyacetylene%20blow%2Dpipe
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An acetylene gas-mixing and burning tool that produces a hot flame for the welding or cutting of metal. 2, record 1, English, - oxyacetylene%20torch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
oxyacetylene torch: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 1, English, - oxyacetylene%20torch
Record 1, Key term(s)
- oxyacetylene blowpipe
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Soudage au gaz
- Oxycoupage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chalumeau oxyacétylénique
1, record 1, French, chalumeau%20oxyac%C3%A9tyl%C3%A9nique
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chalumeau utilisant une flamme obtenue par la combustion d'un mélange d'acétylène et d'oxygène. 2, record 1, French, - chalumeau%20oxyac%C3%A9tyl%C3%A9nique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chalumeau oxyacétylénique : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - chalumeau%20oxyac%C3%A9tyl%C3%A9nique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-07-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pike pole
1, record 2, English, pike%20pole
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ceiling hook 2, record 2, English, ceiling%20hook
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of plaster hook with metal head shaped in the fashion of an old-style battle pike. 3, record 2, English, - pike%20pole
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A long wooden or fiberglass pole with a sharp metal point and a spur-like hook, used to pull down plaster, especially from ceilings, to expose hidden fire. 4, record 2, English, - pike%20pole
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 DEF
Tool consisting of a pole, having a metal point with a spur at right angles, mainly used to pull down ceilings, etc., to gain access to burning materials. 5, record 2, English, - pike%20pole
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pike pole, ceiling hook; terms and definition (c) standardized by ISO. 6, record 2, English, - pike%20pole
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Although considered as synonymous with "pike pole" and "ceiling hook" by some authors, the term "plaster hook" should not be confused with those. 6, record 2, English, - pike%20pole
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
See record "plaster hook/croc à incendie." 6, record 2, English, - pike%20pole
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gaffe
1, record 2, French, gaffe
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Perche spéciale munie d'un crochet éperon métallique aux angles droits et utilisée notamment pour abattre des plafonds, etc., afin de découvrir les matériaux en combustion. 2, record 2, French, - gaffe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Perche munie d'un double crochet de fer, destinée à faire tomber des matériaux légers et, éventuellement, à effectuer des recherches dans les nappes d'eau. 3, record 2, French, - gaffe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Gaffe : terme et définition (c) normalisés par l'ISO. 4, record 2, French, - gaffe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Voir la fiche «croc à incendie / plaster hook». 4, record 2, French, - gaffe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-08-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Heating
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- direct-fired heater
1, record 3, English, direct%2Dfired%20heater
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fuel burning device in which the heat from the fuel is transferred through metal to air which is then introduced to the space to be heated. 1, record 3, English, - direct%2Dfired%20heater
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chauffage
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- générateur à feu direct
1, record 3, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20%C3%A0%20feu%20direct
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- générateur à chauffage direct 2, record 3, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20%C3%A0%20chauffage%20direct
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les installations de chauffage par air chaud [...] l'air est réchauffé soit par un générateur à feu direct, soit par une batterie de chauffage et ensuite distribué, grâce à un réseau de gaines, dans les locaux à chauffer. 1, record 3, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20%C3%A0%20feu%20direct
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le système de chauffage à «feu direct» de «Séchoir MEC inc.» [...] possède un rendement très élevé et peut satisfaire les besoins calorifiques de tous les types de séchoirs. Le principe du système à «feu direct» consiste principalement en un brûleur à gaz dont la flamme réchauffe directement l'air du séchoir. Le brûleur est installé dans un plénum de combustion en acier inoxydable qui dévie l'air du séchoir, le réchauffe à la température désirée, et le renvoi au séchoir. 3, record 3, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20%C3%A0%20feu%20direct
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Calefacción
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- calentador a fuego directo
1, record 3, Spanish, calentador%20a%20fuego%20directo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- calentador directo 2, record 3, Spanish, calentador%20directo
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los calentadores a fuego directo son equipos requeridos dentro de la industria de Refinación y Petroquímica para suministrar grandes cantidades de energía a corrientes de proceso contenidas en serpentines tubulares a partir de la combustión de combustibles líquidos y gaseosos, para elevar sus niveles de temperatura y modificar sus características químicas y físicas, para cumplir con las condiciones de proceso. 1, record 3, Spanish, - calentador%20a%20fuego%20directo
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-09-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Steel
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Bessemer steel
1, record 4, English, Bessemer%20steel
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains, through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through the molten metal. 2, record 4, English, - Bessemer%20steel
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Acier
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- acier Bessemer
1, record 4, French, acier%20Bessemer
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bessemer : Désigne [...] tout produit provenant du procédé Bessemer, comme l'acier Bessemer. 2, record 4, French, - acier%20Bessemer
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-07-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Smelting (Metal Processing)
- Copper and Copper Alloys (Metallurgy)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- matte smelting
1, record 5, English, matte%20smelting
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- smelting 2, record 5, English, smelting
see observation
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The smelting of copper-bearing materials, usually in a reverberatory furnace. The valuable product is a liquid, copper-iron sulfide called matte. 3, record 5, English, - matte%20smelting
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
for "smelting" : In literature dealing with copper in Canada, "smelting" is usually used instead of "matte smelting". 4, record 5, English, - matte%20smelting
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
for "smelting" : In general, the smelting of metal oxide ores, concentrates and calcines involves reduction of the oxide to metal with coke, carbon monoxide formed by burning coke and, less frequently, iron. Matte smelting of sulfide ores and concentrates differs in that neutral or slightly oxidizing conditions are employed to form matte, an alloy of several metal sulfides. 5, record 5, English, - matte%20smelting
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Fusion (Transformation des métaux)
- Cuivre et alliages du cuivre (Métallurgie)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fusion pour matte
1, record 5, French, fusion%20pour%20matte
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- fusion 2, record 5, French, fusion
correct, feminine noun
- smeltage 3, record 5, French, smeltage
avoid
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération qui consiste à fondre le produit obtenu du grillage pour obtenir deux couches liquides, les scories et la matte. 4, record 5, French, - fusion%20pour%20matte
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) simplement fusion dans un contexte de cuivre. 4, record 5, French, - fusion%20pour%20matte
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fusión (Transformación de metales)
- Cobre y sus aleaciones (Metalurgia)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- fusión
1, record 5, Spanish, fusi%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-11-01
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Metallurgy - General
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- metal burning 1, record 6, English, metal%20burning
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- burning 2, record 6, English, burning
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Welding fumes comprise : mostly residual dust associated with metal burning and electrode burning, typically in the 0. 5 micron to 1. 0 micron range. 1, record 6, English, - metal%20burning
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Several chemical definitions relate to welding. One is known as burning or oxidation. This takes place when any substance combines with oxygen usually at high temperatures. An example of this is the combining of acetylene with oxygen. This produces carbon dioxide plus water plus a large amount of heat. We use the heat produced by the burning of acetylene in the flame of the oxyacetylene torch to make welds. 3, record 6, English, - metal%20burning
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The Welding and Metals Fabrication Program provides students with instruction, practical experience, and related theory in shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, flux-cored arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, manual and automatic oxyacetylene burning, brazing, soldering, air carbon arc gouging, and plasma arc gouging and cutting. 4, record 6, English, - metal%20burning
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Fabricating - Cincinnati Burning Equipment. One MG Thermal Cutting Center CNC Controlled-3 Oxy/Fuel Torches to 8" Mild Steel and 1 Plasma Torch to 2" Stainless Steel. ... One Cybermation 400 Numerically Controlled Plasma Burner. 5, record 6, English, - metal%20burning
Record 6, Key term(s)
- burning of metals
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Métallurgie générale
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- brûlage d'un métal
1, record 6, French, br%C3%BBlage%20d%27un%20m%C3%A9tal
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- brûlage 2, record 6, French, br%C3%BBlage
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La patine au feu permet d'obtenir toute une gamme de couleurs jaune, rouge, noir caractérisées par leur aspect ombré. Il s'agit d'un brûlage du métal à la flamme sur une surface désoxydée et dégraissée. L'opération se pratique au chalumeau. Le résultat est fonction de l'orientation de la flamme, de son intensité, de la durée de l'exposition au feu et du tour de main de l'opérateur. 1, record 6, French, - br%C3%BBlage%20d%27un%20m%C3%A9tal
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Acier laminé à chaud. [...] Des opérations telles que le soudage, le brûlage, le meulage ou l'usinage peuvent avoir des effets aigus ou chroniques sur la santé par voie d'inhalation. 2, record 6, French, - br%C3%BBlage%20d%27un%20m%C3%A9tal
Record 6, Key term(s)
- brûlage de métaux
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-10-10
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Smoker's Articles
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- tamper
1, record 7, English, tamper
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- dibber 2, record 7, English, dibber
correct
- stopper 2, record 7, English, stopper
correct
- pipe tamper 1, record 7, English, pipe%20tamper
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Metal tool used for pressing down tobacco during burning in the pipe bowl to the right compression for combustion. 3, record 7, English, - tamper
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Articles de fumeur
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- bourre-pipe
1, record 7, French, bourre%2Dpipe
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- tasse-braise 1, record 7, French, tasse%2Dbraise
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument qui sert à tasser légèrement la cendre du foyer ou le tabac lors du bourrage de la pipe. 2, record 7, French, - bourre%2Dpipe
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-10-11
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Printing Machines and Equipment
- Photoengraving
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- electronic engraver
1, record 8, English, electronic%20engraver
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- electronic engraving machine 1, record 8, English, electronic%20engraving%20machine
correct
- electronic photoengraving machine 1, record 8, English, electronic%20photoengraving%20machine
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A machine that automatically produces line or halftone printing plates(metal or plastic) and whose operation is based on the principle that rapidly varying light intensities can be converted into the positively related movements of an electronically controlled cutting or burning stylus. 1, record 8, English, - electronic%20engraver
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These machines produce a metal or plastic plate ready for printing, without the use of camera, darkroom processing, chemicals or etching. Models, varying in scope, include the American Fairchild Scan-a-Graver, the Swiss Elgrama, the French Luxographe, and the German Klischograph. 2, record 8, English, - electronic%20engraver
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
- Photogravure
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- machine à graver électronique
1, record 8, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20graver%20%C3%A9lectronique
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- graveur électronique 1, record 8, French, graveur%20%C3%A9lectronique
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine qui grave, de façon entièrement automatique et sans phase intermédiaire, des plaques d'impression en relief comportant des images au trait et en similigravure. 1, record 8, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20graver%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1990-08-29
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Burners and Steamfitting
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- pot burner
1, record 9, English, pot%20burner
correct, specific
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- pot-type vaporizing burner 2, record 9, English, pot%2Dtype%20vaporizing%20burner
correct, specific
- vaporizing pot-type burner 3, record 9, English, vaporizing%20pot%2Dtype%20burner
correct, specific
- pot-type burner 4, record 9, English, pot%2Dtype%20burner
correct, specific
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An oil burner in which the oil is vaporized by air entering through a perforated shell that surrounds the pot containing the oil. 1, record 9, English, - pot%20burner
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vaporizing pot-type burners can be divided into two groups: the natural-draft type and the forced-draft type. 2, record 9, English, - pot%20burner
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The vaporizing pot-type burner prepares the oil for burning by exposing it on the surface of a heated metal plate. The simplest form of this type of burner resembles a bucket with perforated sides and also has a top with a row of closely spaced holes or a slot. The pot-type burner, which can have either manual or automatic ignition, is used for firing space heaters and small central-heating furnaces. 4, record 9, English, - pot%20burner
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Fumisterie et brûleurs
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- brûleur à pot de gazéification
1, record 9, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20pot%20de%20gaz%C3%A9ification
correct, see observation, masculine noun, specific
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- brûleur à gazéification 2, record 9, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20gaz%C3%A9ification
correct, see observation, masculine noun, generic
- brûleur à vaporisation 3, record 9, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20vaporisation
correct, see observation, masculine noun, generic
- brûleur à caléfaction 4, record 9, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20cal%C3%A9faction
see observation, masculine noun, generic
- gazéificateur 5, record 9, French, gaz%C3%A9ificateur
see observation, masculine noun, generic
- brûleur-gazogène 1, record 9, French, br%C3%BBleur%2Dgazog%C3%A8ne
see observation, masculine noun, specific
- brûleur à creuset 6, record 9, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20creuset
masculine noun, specific
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les brûleurs à gazéification, encore appelés gazéificateurs ou brûleurs à vaporisation, voient leur emploi limité aux petits générateurs d'air, aux poêles à mazout et à des chaudières de faible puissance. Certains fonctionnement en tirage naturel (...) Dans d'autres types, le mélange est entraîné vers le foyer par une arrivée continue d'air provenant d'un ventilateur basse pression. Le principe de fonctionnement est le suivant: le fuel domestique est dirigé vers une coupelle métallique préalablement mise en température où il se vaporise avant de brûler. L'air primaire pénètre par les ouvertures périphériques et se mélange aux vapeurs de fuel. La combustion doit être amorcée par un moyen additif (résistance électrique, combustible gazeux, etc). 5, record 9, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20pot%20de%20gaz%C3%A9ification
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les brûleurs à pot de gazéification (parfois appelés brûleurs-gazogènes). (...) L'appareil original (...) se composait: 1. D'une sorte de boîte cylindrique construite en tôle réfractaire et séparée en deux compartiments par un déflecteur, 2. Deux enveloppes permettant de réchauffer l'air de combustion avant son admission dans le "pot", en récupérant les déperditions de la paroi extérieure. 3. D'une cuve à niveau constant (...) Les fabrications un peu modernes sont généralement du type "à pot ouvert" (...) [ou] à pot cylindrique (...). 1, record 9, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20pot%20de%20gaz%C3%A9ification
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le domaine du chauffage, l'emploi du terme "brûleur à pot de gazéification" semble très peu usité. Les auteurs des sources consultées favorisent plutôt l'utilisation du générique "brûleur à vaporisation" et son synonyme "brûleur à gazéification", pour désigner cette notion. 7, record 9, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20pot%20de%20gaz%C3%A9ification
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le "brûleur à caléfaction" se compose d'une plaque caléfiante (MOMON, BECHB, GUICH, TECHN) alors que le "brûleur à vaporisation" comporte une coupelle métallique. Cet usage ne semble cependant pas très rigoureux. 7, record 9, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20pot%20de%20gaz%C3%A9ification
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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