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COAL RETORT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1991-03-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Solid Fuel Heating
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- retort
1, record 1, English, retort
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- coal retort 2, record 1, English, coal%20retort
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A vessel in which substances are subjected to distillation or decomposition by heat and which may be made in various forms and of various materials for different uses. 3, record 1, English, - retort
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the side-ash-discharge underfeed stoker, fuel is fed from the hopper by means of a reciprocating ram to a central trough called the retort. On very small heating stokers, a screw conveys the coal from the hopper to the retort. 4, record 1, English, - retort
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Stoker Type and Subclass.... Underfeed: single or double retort. Multiple retort. 5, record 1, English, - retort
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chauffage aux combustibles solides
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cuve-foyer
1, record 1, French, cuve%2Dfoyer
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cuve foyer 2, record 1, French, cuve%20foyer
correct, feminine noun
- auge centrale 3, record 1, French, auge%20centrale
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les grilles à alimentation inférieure, dans lesquelles le combustible est amené à la base d'un "pot de combustion" par des vis sans fin (stocker, fig. 20) ou des pistons (figure 21). [...] Figure 20. - Schéma de principe d'un foyer à vis à cuve foyer. [...] Figure 21. - Schéma de principe d'un foyer à poussoir et à cuve foyer. 4, record 1, French, - cuve%2Dfoyer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Souvent aussi la grille se divise en deux aires latérales inclinées, de part et d'autre d'une auge centrale; d'abord poussé dans cette auge, le combustible s'y élève, franchit les bords de l'auge et se déverse sur les grilles inclinées; dans son mouvement ascendant, il passe au niveau des orifices d'entrée d'air et pénètre dans la couche en ignition, en venant du dessous (foyers à alimentation par-dessous.) 3, record 1, French, - cuve%2Dfoyer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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