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HEAT BANK [3 records]

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Record 1 2020-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
DEF

The tendency of heat, smoke, and other products of combustion to rise until they encounter a horizontal obstruction, at which point they will spread laterally until they encounter vertical obstructions and begin to bank downward.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions
DEF

Tendance qu'ont la chaleur, la fumée et d'autres produits de combustion à monter jusqu'à ce qu'ils rencontrent un obstacle horizontal qui orientera leur course de façon latérale vers un obstacle vertical qui, lui, orientera leur propagation vers le bas.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
DEF

A form of wet or partially quenched combustion where air and water are injected simultaneously or alternately after a small heat bank has been formed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière

Spanish

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Record 3 1988-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
CONT

This project involves a Combination Of Forward Combustion And Waterflooding(COFCAW). Air and water are injected simultaneously or alternately after a small heat bank has been formed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière

Spanish

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