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PORT BURNER [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gas and Oil Heating
- Burners and Steamfitting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pilot tube
1, record 1, English, pilot%20tube
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pilot light tube 2, record 1, English, pilot%20light%20tube
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To light the pilot, [one must] hold down the button on the gas valve to start the flow of gas to the pilot burner. By holding the button down, [one is] allowing gas into the valve and, at the same time, blocking the flow of gas to the main burner outlet port while allowing it to flow to the pilot burner through a pilot tube coming from the gas valve body. 1, record 1, English, - pilot%20tube
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chauffage au gaz et au mazout
- Fumisterie et brûleurs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tube de veilleuse
1, record 1, French, tube%20de%20veilleuse
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vérifier [...] s'il n'y a pas d'air dans la canalisation de gaz (purger), l'état de propreté du tube de veilleuse, si l'injecteur de veilleuse n'est pas bouché. 2, record 1, French, - tube%20de%20veilleuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-09-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glass Industry
- Glass Manufacturing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- port apron
1, record 2, English, port%20apron
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The front sloping part of a port sill when the port sill is not fitted with burner blocks. 1, record 2, English, - port%20apron
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
port apron: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1992. 2, record 2, English, - port%20apron
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie du verre
- Fabrication du verre
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tablier de brûleur
1, record 2, French, tablier%20de%20br%C3%BBleur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- seuil de brûleur 1, record 2, French, seuil%20de%20br%C3%BBleur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie antérieure inclinée d'un fond de brûleur lorsque celui-ci n'est pas équipé de blocs de brûleurs. 1, record 2, French, - tablier%20de%20br%C3%BBleur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tablier de brûleur; seuil de brûleur : termes et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 1992. 2, record 2, French, - tablier%20de%20br%C3%BBleur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-02-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Burners and Steamfitting
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- inshot burner
1, record 3, English, inshot%20burner
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- in-shot burner 2, record 3, English, in%2Dshot%20burner
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gas burner in which the gas is delivered from the side(s) of the combustion chamber, resulting in a horizontal flame. 3, record 3, English, - inshot%20burner
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Inshot burners have become the dominant burner in North American residential gas furnaces, according to the American Gas Association. The burners have a single port, and fire into a pipelike heat exchanger. They differ markedly from older designs that had multiple burner ports with two-part heat exchangers, known as clamshells. Inshot burners have resulted in smaller furnace cabinets, a handy feature when remodeling a basement. 4, record 3, English, - inshot%20burner
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... the Multi-Port In-Shot Burners ... actually shape the flame cone to produce maximum heat with minimum fuel usage, and the heat exchanger is serpentine-shaped to provide maximum heat transfer. 2, record 3, English, - inshot%20burner
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Modern furnaces make use of four different types of main gas burners. These burners are : 1) drilled port; 2) slotted port; 3) ribbon; 4) inshot.... usually the drilled pot burner is made of cast iron. The others are made by forming steel into the desired shape.... The burner head is the top part of the burner. It is here that the ports are placed that determine the type of burners(drilled port, slotted port, ribbon, or inshot).... The burners parts are openings that release the gas and air mixture into the combustion chamber. 5, record 3, English, - inshot%20burner
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
inshot burner: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 6, record 3, English, - inshot%20burner
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Fumisterie et brûleurs
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- brûleur à flamme horizontale
1, record 3, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20flamme%20horizontale
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Brûleurs à gazéification. Dénommés également gazéificateurs ou brûleurs à vaporisation, on distingue parmi eux ceux qui fonctionnent en tirage naturel et ceux équipés d'un ventilateur [...] Leur principal élément est une coupelle ou pot dans laquelle le fuel se vaporise avant de brûler en présentant une flamme verticale ou horizontale. 2, record 3, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20flamme%20horizontale
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Brûleur à gazéification à ventilateur et flamme horizontale. 2, record 3, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20flamme%20horizontale
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
brûleur à flamme horizontale : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 3, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20flamme%20horizontale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-09-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Burners and Steamfitting
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ribbon burner
1, record 4, English, ribbon%20burner
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Modern furnaces make use of four different type of main gas burners. These burners are: 1) drilled port; 2) slotted port; 3) ribbon; and 4) inshot. 2, record 4, English, - ribbon%20burner
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The burner head is the top part of the burner(drilled port, slotted port, ribbon, or inshot).... The burner ports are openings that release the gas and air mixture into the combustion chamber. 2, record 4, English, - ribbon%20burner
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Fumisterie et brûleurs
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- brûleur à ruban
1, record 4, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20ruban
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-08-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Burners and Steamfitting
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- floating flame
1, record 5, English, floating%20flame
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A floating flame is an indication that there is a lack of secondary air to the flame. In severe cases, the flame will leave the burner and have the appearance of a floating cloud. Again, the intermediate products of combustion are apt to escape from place to place wherever sufficient air for combustion may be found. This flame is sometimes hard to detect because, as the door to the equipment is opened sufficient air will be admitted to allow the flame to rest on the burner properly. However, the obnoxious odor of aldehydes may still be detected. Another possible cause of this flame is an improperly operating vent system. If the products of combustion cannot escape, fresh air cannot reach the flame 1, record 5, English, - floating%20flame
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
When a flame raises off the burner it is important to determine if it is a "lifting flame" or a "floating flame" :"Lifting Flames" rise from the ports to burn some distance above the ports. In some cases these flames will drop back to the port and lift again intermittently. They are caused by too much primary air. Decreasing the shutter opening will stop lifting flames. "Floating Flames" are long and lazy looking, poorly defined, quiet flames which roll around the combustion chamber sometimes completely off the ports. Floating flames result from too little secondary or "make up" air. Lack of secondary air can be caused by incorrect venting, clogged flueways, blocked secondary air inlet openings, or lack of natural room makeup air to the oven. 2, record 5, English, - floating%20flame
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Fumisterie et brûleurs
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- flamme flottante
1, record 5, French, flamme%20flottante
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-05-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Burners and Steamfitting
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- nozzle mixing-burner
1, record 6, English, nozzle%20mixing%2Dburner
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A burner in which the fuel and air are not mixed until just as they leave the burner port, after which mixing is usually very rapid. The flame cannot flash back in this type of burner. 2, record 6, English, - nozzle%20mixing%2Dburner
Record 6, Key term(s)
- nozzle mixing burner
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Fumisterie et brûleurs
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- brûleur sans mélange préalable
1, record 6, French, br%C3%BBleur%20sans%20m%C3%A9lange%20pr%C3%A9alable
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de brûleur dans lequel l'air et le gaz ne sont mis en contact qu'à leur entrée dans la chambre de combustion. 1, record 6, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20sans%20m%C3%A9lange%20pr%C3%A9alable
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-04-28
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Burners and Steamfitting
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- multiport burner
1, record 7, English, multiport%20burner
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- multi-port burner 2, record 7, English, multi%2Dport%20burner
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A burner having a number of nozzles from which fuel and/or air are discharged into the combustion chamber; as distinguished from a Single-Port Burner. 1, record 7, English, - multiport%20burner
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See record "burner port. " 3, record 7, English, - multiport%20burner
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Fumisterie et brûleurs
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- brûleur à plusieurs orifices
1, record 7, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20plusieurs%20orifices
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- brûleur à orifices multiples 2, record 7, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20orifices%20multiples
proposal, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir la fiche «orifice de combustion». 2, record 7, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20plusieurs%20orifices
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2000-04-28
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Burners and Steamfitting
- Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- burner port
1, record 8, English, burner%20port
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- orifice 2, record 8, English, orifice
correct
- port 3, record 8, English, port
correct, noun
- nostril 4, record 8, English, nostril
- flame port 5, record 8, English, flame%20port
- burner orifice 6, record 8, English, burner%20orifice
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... openings that release the gas and air mixture into the combustion chamber. 7, record 8, English, - burner%20port
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The burner head is the top part of the burner. It is here that the ports are placed that determine the type of burner(drilled port, slotted port, ribbon, or inshot)... There should be no more than two rows of ports on a burner head... 7, record 8, English, - burner%20port
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Fumisterie et brûleurs
- Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- orifice de combustion
1, record 8, French, orifice%20de%20combustion
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- orifice du brûleur 2, record 8, French, orifice%20du%20br%C3%BBleur
correct, masculine noun
- orifice de formation de la flamme 3, record 8, French, orifice%20de%20formation%20de%20la%20flamme
correct, masculine noun
- orifice 4, record 8, French, orifice
correct, masculine noun
- entrée de brûleur 5, record 8, French, entr%C3%A9e%20de%20br%C3%BBleur
feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Orifice d'admission du gaz chauffant ou de l'air dans la chambre de combustion. 5, record 8, French, - orifice%20de%20combustion
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] brûleur à flamme bleue. L'arrivée du gaz se fait par un injecteur [...] A son passage dans le col de Venturi, le gaz atteint une vitesse plus grande et, par ce fait, aspire l'air dans le convergent, l'entraîne dans la chambre de mélange, puis sort par les orifices de combustion. 6, record 8, French, - orifice%20de%20combustion
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Brûleur à prémélange] Le mélange [...] obtenu alimente une tête de combustion constituée d'orifices percées dans une paroi et à travers lesquels passe le prémélange. 7, record 8, French, - orifice%20de%20combustion
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2000-04-28
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Burners and Steamfitting
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- spreader burner
1, record 9, English, spreader%20burner
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- large port burner 1, record 9, English, large%20port%20burner
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A low-pressure gas burner which uses venturi action to introduce part of the air required for combustion. The venturi delivers the air-fuel mixture to a large, vertical port, where a spreader plate spreads the flame toward the outside wall of the combustion chamber. 1, record 9, English, - spreader%20burner
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Fumisterie et brûleurs
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- brûleur à tête dispersante
1, record 9, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%AAte%20dispersante
proposal, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2000-03-31
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- delayed mixing
1, record 10, English, delayed%20mixing
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A process in which the fuel and air leave the burner nozzle unmixed and, thereafter, mix relatively slowly, largely through diffusion. This results in a long, luminous flame, called a diffusion flame, long flame, luminous flame, or yellow flame. 2, record 10, English, - delayed%20mixing
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the past, it seems that burners were almost an afterthought in port design-furnace designers looked only at how to match burner and combustion air velocities. However it was during this decade that operators realized that they could reduce NOx rates significantly by controlling the mixing rates of fuel and air. By delaying the mixing of fuel and air, operators then found that flame luminosity could be enhanced-thereby increasing efficiencies and reducing pollution. The delayed mixing would lead to increased cracking of the gas--which increased the radiative effect of the flames. 3, record 10, English, - delayed%20mixing
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- mélange différé
1, record 10, French, m%C3%A9lange%20diff%C3%A9r%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1999-04-12
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Chemistry)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- slot-burner
1, record 11, English, slot%2Dburner
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[In flame spectroscopy], a premix burner with a slot as an outlet port for the gas mixture. 1, record 11, English, - slot%2Dburner
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Équipement (Chimie)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- brûleur à fente
1, record 11, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20fente
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[En spectroscopie à flamme], brûleur à mélange préalable comportant une fente pour la sortie du mélange gazeux. 1, record 11, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20fente
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Burners and Steamfitting
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- port burner 1, record 12, English, port%20burner
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Fumisterie et brûleurs
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- brûleur à orifices 1, record 12, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20orifices
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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