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IGNITED GASES [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- Fires and Explosions
- Gas Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- explosive limit
1, record 1, English, explosive%20limit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- explosibility limit 2, record 1, English, explosibility%20limit
- explosion limit 3, record 1, English, explosion%20limit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The upper and lower limits of percentage composition of a combustible gas mixed with other gases or air within which the mixture explodes when ignited. 4, record 1, English, - explosive%20limit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also "combustible limit". 5, record 1, English, - explosive%20limit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Usually plural. 6, record 1, English, - explosive%20limit
Record 1, Key term(s)
- explosive limits
- explosibility limits
- explosion limits
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Feux et explosions
- Industrie du gaz
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- limite d'explosion
1, record 1, French, limite%20d%27explosion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- limite d'explosibilité 2, record 1, French, limite%20d%27explosibilit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- limite d'explosivité 3, record 1, French, limite%20d%27explosivit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concentrations minimale et maximale d'un gaz combustible dans l'air, pour donner un mélange détonant sous l'effet d'une étincelle ou d'une flamme. 4, record 1, French, - limite%20d%27explosion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Utilisé le plus souvent au pluriel. 5, record 1, French, - limite%20d%27explosion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Voir aussi «limite d'inflammabilité» et «limite de combustion». 6, record 1, French, - limite%20d%27explosion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les termes «limite d'explosivité» et «limite d'inflammabilité» (voir ce terme) sont souvent confondus. 7, record 1, French, - limite%20d%27explosion
Record 1, Key term(s)
- limites d'explosion
- limites d'explosibilité
- limites d'explosivité
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
- Fuegos y explosiones
- Industria del gas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- límite explosivo
1, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%ADmite%20explosivo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Límite explosivo inferior, aquella concentración de gas, vapor o niebla inflamable en le aire, debajo de la cual no se formará una atmósfera explosiva. Cuando menor sea este límite mayor será la extensión del área. 1, record 1, Spanish, - l%C3%ADmite%20explosivo
Record 1, Key term(s)
- límites explosivos
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Water Heaters and Softeners (Household)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gas water heater
1, record 2, English, gas%20water%20heater
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- gas-fired water heater 2, record 2, English, gas%2Dfired%20water%20heater
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gas-fired water heaters have a gas burner located below the tank, a thermostatic switch, a gas valve and a pilot light. The thermostat will open the gas valve when it senses the water temperature at the bottom of the tank has dropped below the present limit. Gas flows to the burner and is ignited by the pilot light, heating the tank from below. In addition, the hot exhaust gases are vented through a hollow core in the center of the tank to help heat the water. The exhaust is then passed into the draft hood and to the vent connector where it is discharged to a chimney flue. 3, record 2, English, - gas%20water%20heater
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gas water heater: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 2, English, - gas%20water%20heater
Record 2, Key term(s)
- gas fired water heater
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chauffe-eau et adoucisseurs d'eau
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chauffe-eau au gaz
1, record 2, French, chauffe%2Deau%20au%20gaz
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe cinq types de chauffe-eau domestiques : le chauffe-eau selon la demande (sans réservoir), le chauffe-eau intégré au système de chauffage, le chauffe-eau à réservoir de stockage, le chauffe-eau à thermopompe et le chauffe-eau solaire. [...] Il existe quatre modèles de chauffe-eau à réservoir de stockage : électrique, au mazout, au gaz naturel et au gaz propane.[...] Chauffe-eau utilisant une source d’énergie fossile. Les sources d’énergie fossile (mazout, gaz naturel ou propane liquide) nécessitent un dispositif d’évacuation, soit une cheminée ou un conduit dans un mur extérieur. Pour des appareils équivalents, les coûts d’opération des chauffe-eau au gaz ou au mazout sont habituellement moins élevés que les chauffe-eau électriques, tout dépendant des prix en vigueur.. 2, record 2, French, - chauffe%2Deau%20au%20gaz
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chauffe-eau au gaz : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 2, French, - chauffe%2Deau%20au%20gaz
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-03-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Provincial Government Programs (Canadian)
- Environmental Economics
- Climate Change
- Air Pollution
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Biomass Burning Experiment: Impact on the Atmosphere and Biosphere
1, record 3, English, Biomass%20Burning%20Experiment%3A%20Impact%20on%20the%20Atmosphere%20and%20Biosphere
correct, international
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- BIBEX 2, record 3, English, BIBEX
correct, international
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Biomass burning has only recently been recognized as a major source of important trace gases and aerosol particles. Through burning, the chemical elements in vegetation are cycled back to the atmosphere and to soils in chemical and physical forms and proportions which make biomass burning an important biogeochemical process. Before the advent of humans, fire was ignited naturally by lightning strikes in dry vegetated regions. Today, however, the process is driven almost exclusively by human activity which includes the burning of forested areas to facilitate land clearing, the burning of harvest debris to maintain cleared land, the extensive burning of natural grasslands and savannas to sustain nomadic agriculture, and the burning of biomass as fuel for cooking and heating. The importance of biomass burning is well recognized in International Global Atmospheric Chemistry and this activity, Biomass Burning Experiment : Impact on the Atmosphere and Biosphere(BIBEX), was established to address this phenomenon. It is being carried out by a multi-national science team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Germany. 3, record 3, English, - Biomass%20Burning%20Experiment%3A%20Impact%20on%20the%20Atmosphere%20and%20Biosphere
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
- Économie environnementale
- Changements climatiques
- Pollution de l'air
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Biomass Burning Experiment: Impact on the Atmosphere and Biosphere
1, record 3, French, Biomass%20Burning%20Experiment%3A%20Impact%20on%20the%20Atmosphere%20and%20Biosphere
correct, international
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- BIBEX 2, record 3, French, BIBEX
correct, international
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de programas provinciales gubernamentales (Canadá)
- Economía del medio ambiente
- Cambio climático
- Contaminación del aire
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- Experimento sobre la Combustión de biomasa
1, record 3, Spanish, Experimento%20sobre%20la%20Combusti%C3%B3n%20de%20biomasa
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-04-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
- Fires and Explosions
- Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- distillation phase
1, record 4, English, distillation%20phase
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- gaseous phase 1, record 4, English, gaseous%20phase
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Combustion actually consists of three more or less distinct but overlapping phases : Preheating Phase... Distillation or Gaseous Phase-The flammable gases escaping from the fuel surface are ignited in the presence of oxygen. Energy in the form of heat and light is produced. Charcoal or Solid phase. 1, record 4, English, - distillation%20phase
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
- Feux et explosions
- Incendies de végétation
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- phase de combustion des gaz
1, record 4, French, phase%20de%20combustion%20des%20gaz
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- phase de volatilisation continue des gaz 2, record 4, French, phase%20de%20volatilisation%20continue%20des%20gaz
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comportement du feu. [...] La première étape est le préchauffage [...] La deuxième étape comprend la volatilisation continue des gaz, qui s'accompagne maintenant de leur brûlage (oxydation) et dans le cadre de laquelle de l'énergie est libérée sous forme de lumière et de chaleur. Une source d'inflammation constitue le lien entre la première et la deuxième étape. Les flammes que l'on aperçoit lors d'un incendie de forêt proviennent du brûlage de ces gaz volatilisés. Les produits de la combustion sont pour la plupart invisibles : eau et dioxyde de carbone. Si la combustion est incomplète, certaines des substances volatilisées se condenseront sans être brûlées et resteront suspendues en très petites gouttes de liquide ou de solide au-dessus du feu. Ces substances condensées forment la fumée que l'on aperçoit lors d'incendies de forêt. La troisième étape du processus de combustion est l'incandescence. 3, record 4, French, - phase%20de%20combustion%20des%20gaz
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-11-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Ignition Systems (Motor Vehicles)
- Engines (Motor Vehicles)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- preignition
1, record 5, English, preignition
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- pre-ignition 2, record 5, English, pre%2Dignition
correct, standardized
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ignition of the air-fuel mixture in a spark ignition engine occurring before the passage of the spark. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 3, record 5, English, - preignition
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Generally the gases are ignited by contact with hot surfaces such as the exhaust valve or the spark plug. 3, record 5, English, - preignition
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pre-ignition: term standardized by ISO. 4, record 5, English, - preignition
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Allumage (Véhicules automobiles)
- Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- préallumage
1, record 5, French, pr%C3%A9allumage
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- pré-allumage 2, record 5, French, pr%C3%A9%2Dallumage
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
- allumage prématuré 3, record 5, French, allumage%20pr%C3%A9matur%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Allumage avant l'étincelle du mélange air-combustible dans un moteur à allumage commandé. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 4, record 5, French, - pr%C3%A9allumage
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Généralement, il s'agit d'une inflammation des gaz au contact des parois chaudes : soupape d'échappement ou bougie. 4, record 5, French, - pr%C3%A9allumage
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
préallumage : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 5, record 5, French, - pr%C3%A9allumage
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-10-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
- Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- ignited gases
1, record 6, English, ignited%20gases
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
- Propulsion des aéronefs
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- gaz enflammés
1, record 6, French, gaz%20enflamm%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme extrait du Lexique du CF-18 de Canadair. 2, record 6, French, - gaz%20enflamm%C3%A9s
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1986-09-11
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Guns (Land Forces)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- delay composition 1, record 7, English, delay%20composition
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The rocket motor's smokeless double-base propellant is ignited by the propellant gases from the cartridge case via a delay composition.... 1, record 7, English, - delay%20composition
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Canons (Forces terrestres)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- composition de retardement
1, record 7, French, composition%20de%20retardement
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le moteur-fusée (...) est allumé par les gaz de la cartouche qui agissent d'abord sur une composition de retardement (...) 1, record 7, French, - composition%20de%20retardement
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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