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ASPIRATOR FOAM NOZZLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
- Extinguishing Agents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- air-aspirating foam nozzle
1, record 1, English, air%2Daspirating%20foam%20nozzle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- air-aspirating nozzle 2, record 1, English, air%2Daspirating%20nozzle
correct
- foam nozzle 3, record 1, English, foam%20nozzle
correct
- foam branchpipe 4, record 1, English, foam%20branchpipe
correct, standardized
- foam branch pipe 5, record 1, English, foam%20branch%20pipe
correct
- air-foam nozzle 6, record 1, English, air%2Dfoam%20nozzle
correct
- aspirator foam nozzle 5, record 1, English, aspirator%20foam%20nozzle
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A [device] fitted to the end of a delivery hose, in which a foam solution is aerated to produce finished foam. 4, record 1, English, - air%2Daspirating%20foam%20nozzle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[An] air-aspirating nozzle uses an opening in the cone shaped nozzle to inject air into a stream of water based foam ... to make the concentrate "foam up." Most commonly found on foam extinguishers and foam handlines. 7, record 1, English, - air%2Daspirating%20foam%20nozzle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
foam branchpipe: term standardized by ISO in 1990. 8, record 1, English, - air%2Daspirating%20foam%20nozzle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
- Agents extincteurs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lance à mousse
1, record 1, French, lance%20%C3%A0%20mousse
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lance à mousse aspirante 2, record 1, French, lance%20%C3%A0%20mousse%20aspirante
correct, feminine noun
- lance à mousse à aspiration d'air 2, record 1, French, lance%20%C3%A0%20mousse%20%C3%A0%20aspiration%20d%27air
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dispositif] raccordé à l'extrémité d'un tuyau de refoulement dans lequel de l'air est incorporé à une solution moussante afin de produire la mousse. 3, record 1, French, - lance%20%C3%A0%20mousse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lance à mousse : terme normalisé par l'ISO en 1990. 4, record 1, French, - lance%20%C3%A0%20mousse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo de salvamento y lucha contra incendios
- Agentes extintores
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lanza para espuma
1, record 1, Spanish, lanza%20para%20espuma
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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