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AFTER-BURNER [2 records]

Record 1 2008-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
DEF

Jetpipe equipped for afterburning.

Key term(s)
  • after-burner
  • after burner

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
CONT

[...] l'échangeur air-air [...] empêche toute interférence entre la chambre de postcombustion et le compresseur basse pression.

Key term(s)
  • dispositif de postcombustion

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Burners and Steamfitting
CONT

Mechanical aeration/extraction. Air is injected into contaminated soil to transfer volatile organics into the airstream, which is then treated in activated carbon canisters or water scrubbers, or incinerated in an afterburner. Mechanical aeration/extraction strips volatiles such as benzene, toluene, xylene, trichloroethylene, ketone and alcohol from soil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
CONT

Extraction/aération mécanique. Ce type de technologie consiste à injecter de l'air à travers les sols contaminés pour transférer les substances organiques volatiles des sols dans l'air, qui est ensuite traité par des filtres au charbon activé, des laveurs humides ou par incinération dans un brûleur post-combustion. Ce groupe de technologies permet d'extraire des sols les composés volatils suivants : benzène, toluène, xylène, trichloroéthylène, kétone et alcool.

Spanish

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