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IGNITABILITY [2 records]

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Record 1 2004-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Fires and Explosions
  • Chemistry
  • Strength of Materials
CONT

Flammable means able to ignite and burn readily. Flammability is the ability of a material to ignite and burn readily. (See also combustible).

OBS

"flammability": a descriptive indication of the relative combustibility of a material.

OBS

"flammability": Revived in modern use to avoid the possible ambiguity of "inflammability", in which the prefix "in-" might be taken for a negative.

OBS

"inflammability" is unquestionably capable of being misunderstood. The fire research interest on the ... committee were anxious that we should standardize on "flammability" in order to prevent such misunderstanding.

OBS

The term "inflammability" has been standardized by ISO but should nonetheless be avoided for the reasons explained above.

Key term(s)
  • ignitibility

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Feux et explosions
  • Chimie
  • Résistance des matériaux
DEF

Aptitude d'un matériau à s'enflammer. Facilité relative avec laquelle les matières combustibles s'enflamment et brûlent, quelle que soit la quantité des combustibles.

DEF

Caractère de ce qui est susceptible de s'enflammer.

DEF

Aptitude d'un corps solide, liquide ou gazeux à s'enflammer lorsqu'il est soumis à certaines conditions de température, ou au contact d'une flamme.

CONT

L'inflammabilité est une notion complexe, qui doit tenir compte aussi bien de l'aptitude d'un matériau à donner naissance à des flammes que de l'aliment qu'il peut fournir à ces flammes (hauteur et température des flammes, propagation, etc.).

OBS

«inflammabilité» a été normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Fuegos y explosiones
  • Química
  • Resistencia de los materiales
DEF

Facilidad con que un material puede arder, tanto espontáneamente como por exposición a un ambiente determinado.

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Record 2 1981-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diesel Motors
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Cetane is a measure of a diesel fuel' s ignitability(...) It has a profound influence on starting, noise, engine roughness, deposits, and car performance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs diesel
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

[Les moteurs à injection directe] ont souvent un fonctionnement un peu "dur" mais autorisent l'utilisation de combustibles médiocres.

Spanish

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