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HALON NAMING SYSTEM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
- Extinguishing Agents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- halogen extinguisher
1, record 1, English, halogen%20extinguisher
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- halogenated agent extinguisher 2, record 1, English, halogenated%20agent%20extinguisher
correct
- halogenated hydrocarbon type extinguisher 3, record 1, English, halogenated%20hydrocarbon%20type%20extinguisher
correct
- halon extinguisher 4, record 1, English, halon%20extinguisher
correct, officially approved
- halon fire extinguisher 5, record 1, English, halon%20fire%20extinguisher
correct, standardized
- Halon extinguisher 6, record 1, English, Halon%20extinguisher
correct
- vaporizing liquid extinguisher 7, record 1, English, vaporizing%20liquid%20extinguisher
see observation
- vaporizing liquid fire extinguisher 8, record 1, English, vaporizing%20liquid%20fire%20extinguisher
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Extinguisher containing an halon as extinguishing medium. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 5, record 1, English, - halogen%20extinguisher
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Halon: a coined and generic name for several halogenated hydrocarbon compounds, three of which (carbon tetrachloride, monobromochloromethane, and bromotrifluoromethane) have found significant use as fire-extinguishing agents. 9, record 1, English, - halogen%20extinguisher
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Halogenated extinguishing agents are hydrocarbons in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by atoms from the halogen series : fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine... The halogenated extinguishing agents are currently known simply as halons and the halon system for naming the halogenated hydrocarbons was devised by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2, record 1, English, - halogen%20extinguisher
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Vaporizing Liquids. Carbon tetrachloride ... was one of the first (1908) ... chemicals used in portable fire extinguishers. It was subsequently found, however, that its vapors were quite toxic ... In the early 1950s ... a number of federal agencies banned vaporizing liquid extinguishers because they were poisonous ... Liquified Gases. Although vaporizing liquids proved unacceptable, less toxic halogenated hydrocarbon chemicals found use in the form of liquefied gases. Bromotrifluoromethane (Halon 1301) was first introduced in 1954 ... A low-pressure liquefied gas extinguisher using bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon 1211) became available in 1973. 2, record 1, English, - halogen%20extinguisher
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
halon fire extinguisher: term standardized by ISO. 10, record 1, English, - halogen%20extinguisher
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
halon extinguisher: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 11, record 1, English, - halogen%20extinguisher
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
- Agents extincteurs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- extincteur à hydrocarbures halogénés
1, record 1, French, extincteur%20%C3%A0%20hydrocarbures%20halog%C3%A9n%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- extincteur à hydrocarbure halogéné 2, record 1, French, extincteur%20%C3%A0%20hydrocarbure%20halog%C3%A9n%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- extincteur à halon 3, record 1, French, extincteur%20%C3%A0%20halon
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
- extincteur à halons 4, record 1, French, extincteur%20%C3%A0%20halons
correct, masculine noun
- extincteur à base d'hydrocarbure halogéné 5, record 1, French, extincteur%20%C3%A0%20base%20d%27hydrocarbure%20halog%C3%A9n%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- extincteur à carbure halogéné 5, record 1, French, extincteur%20%C3%A0%20carbure%20halog%C3%A9n%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- extincteur à produit halogéné 5, record 1, French, extincteur%20%C3%A0%20produit%20halog%C3%A9n%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- extincteur à halogéné 6, record 1, French, extincteur%20%C3%A0%20halog%C3%A9n%C3%A9
masculine noun
- extincteur à liquide pulvérulent 5, record 1, French, extincteur%20%C3%A0%20liquide%20pulv%C3%A9rulent
masculine noun
- extincteur à liquide vaporisé 5, record 1, French, extincteur%20%C3%A0%20liquide%20vaporis%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil projetant un ou des hydrocarbures halogénés doués de propriétés extinctrices grâce à la pression fournie soit par la libération d'un gaz auxiliaire, soit par le fonctionnement d'une pompe à main soit, encore, grâce à la tension de vapeur d'un des composants du produit. 6, record 1, French, - extincteur%20%C3%A0%20hydrocarbures%20halog%C3%A9n%C3%A9s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Extincteur dont l'agent extincteur est un halon. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 7, record 1, French, - extincteur%20%C3%A0%20hydrocarbures%20halog%C3%A9n%C3%A9s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Extincteurs à hydrocarbures halogénés [...] On distingue deux types d'appareils à hydrocarbures halogénés : les appareils à vidange intégrale [...] les appareils à vidange contrôlée [...] L'agent extincteur est constitué par un ou plusieurs hydrocarbures halogénés doués de propriétés extinctrices. 8, record 1, French, - extincteur%20%C3%A0%20hydrocarbures%20halog%C3%A9n%C3%A9s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les hydrocarbures halogénés sont aussi appelés «Halons». En France, deux seulement sont utilisés pour la lutte contre les incendies. Il s'agit des : Halon 1211 [...] Halon 1301 [...] Les deux halons ont pratiquement la même efficacité; cependant, il est très important de tenir compte de leur mise en œuvre. En extincteur, seul le halon 1211 est utilisé. 4, record 1, French, - extincteur%20%C3%A0%20hydrocarbures%20halog%C3%A9n%C3%A9s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Selon que l'appareil projette un ou des hydrocarbures halogénés, le qualifiant du terme «extincteur» sera au singulier ou au pluriel. 9, record 1, French, - extincteur%20%C3%A0%20hydrocarbures%20halog%C3%A9n%C3%A9s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
extincteur à halon : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 9, record 1, French, - extincteur%20%C3%A0%20hydrocarbures%20halog%C3%A9n%C3%A9s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
extincteur à hydrocarbures halogénés; extincteur à halon : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 10, record 1, French, - extincteur%20%C3%A0%20hydrocarbures%20halog%C3%A9n%C3%A9s
Record 1, Key term(s)
- extincteur à halogènes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo de salvamento y lucha contra incendios
- Agentes extintores
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- extintor halógeno
1, record 1, Spanish, extintor%20hal%C3%B3geno
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-10-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Air Pollution
- Climatology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Halon shorthand naming system
1, record 2, English, Halon%20shorthand%20naming%20system
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Halon shorthand labelling system 1, record 2, English, Halon%20shorthand%20labelling%20system
correct
- Halon chemical nomenclature 1, record 2, English, Halon%20chemical%20nomenclature
correct
- Halon naming system 1, record 2, English, Halon%20naming%20system
correct
- Halon number system 1, record 2, English, Halon%20number%20system
correct
- Halon nomenclature 1, record 2, English, Halon%20nomenclature
correct
- Halon numbering system 2, record 2, English, Halon%20numbering%20system
proposal
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A numerical system used to identify the many halogenated hydrocarbons produced commercially, in particular brominated extinguishants, without the need to refer to the systematic nomenclature or chemical formulas. 3, record 2, English, - Halon%20shorthand%20naming%20system
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Halon naming system should not be confused with the Freon commercial naming system. 3, record 2, English, - Halon%20shorthand%20naming%20system
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers devised a system for numbering the Halon compounds, which is used worldwide. The first digit of each identifying number represents the number of carbon atoms in the molecule; the second digit, the number of fluorine atoms; the third, the number of chlorine atoms; the fourth, the number of bromine atoms; and the fifth, the number of iodine atoms. Terminal zeros are dropped. Any atoms unaccounted for are hydrogen. 4, record 2, English, - Halon%20shorthand%20naming%20system
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Pollution de l'air
- Climatologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nomenclature industrielle abrégée Halon
1, record 2, French, nomenclature%20industrielle%20abr%C3%A9g%C3%A9e%20Halon
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- nomenclature abrégée Halon 1, record 2, French, nomenclature%20abr%C3%A9g%C3%A9e%20Halon
correct, feminine noun
- nomenclature Halon 1, record 2, French, nomenclature%20Halon
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système numérique qui permet d'identifier les nombreux hydrocarbures halogénés produits commercialement, en particulier des agents extincteurs, sans avoir recours à la nomenclature systématique ou aux formules chimiques. 1, record 2, French, - nomenclature%20industrielle%20abr%C3%A9g%C3%A9e%20Halon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les halons étant très nombreux, les chimistes américains, qui les ont particulièrement étudiés, ont aussi fixé les règles de leur nomenclature. Leur formule chimique est représentée par un nombre de quatre chiffres : le premier indique le nombre d'atomes de carbone de la molécule; le deuxième, de fluor; le troisième, de chlore; et le quatrième, de brome. 2, record 2, French, - nomenclature%20industrielle%20abr%C3%A9g%C3%A9e%20Halon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Il ne faut pas confondre la nomenclature Halon avec la marque déposée Halon pour un polytétrafluoroéthylène produit par Allied Chemical Co. 3, record 2, French, - nomenclature%20industrielle%20abr%C3%A9g%C3%A9e%20Halon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Exemple de nomenclature Halon : le Halon 1.001 est le monobromométhane (CH3Br) ou Fréon-40B. 2, record 2, French, - nomenclature%20industrielle%20abr%C3%A9g%C3%A9e%20Halon
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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