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COKING [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gasoline Motors
- Helicopters (Military)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- carbon build-up
1, record 1, English, carbon%20build%2Dup
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- coking 2, record 1, English, coking
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The undesirable building up of coke or carbon deposits ... 3, record 1, English, - carbon%20build%2Dup
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
carbon build-up; coking: terms officially approved by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters. 4, record 1, English, - carbon%20build%2Dup
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Moteurs à essence
- Hélicoptères (Militaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- calaminage
1, record 1, French, calaminage
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
calamine : Résidu charbonneux de la combustion d'un carburant dans un moteur à explosion. 2, record 1, French, - calaminage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
calaminage : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères. 3, record 1, French, - calaminage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-02-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Coke
- Oil Refining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- coking
1, record 2, English, coking
correct, noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Process of severe thermal cracking and successive polymerization that converts a heavy feedstock into lighter fractions, including gases, and petroleum coke. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 2, record 2, English, - coking
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coking: term standardized by ISO. 3, record 2, English, - coking
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cokes
- Raffinage du pétrole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cokéfaction
1, record 2, French, cok%C3%A9faction
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé de craquage thermique sévère suivi d'une polymérisation, qui convertit une charge lourde en fractions plus légères, y compris des gaz, et en coke de pétrole. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 2, record 2, French, - cok%C3%A9faction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «cokage» qui est un processus de dépôt superficiel de coke. 3, record 2, French, - cok%C3%A9faction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cokéfaction : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 3, record 2, French, - cok%C3%A9faction
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Coque
- Refinación del petróleo
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- coquización
1, record 2, Spanish, coquizaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-07-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrochemistry
- Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
- Coke
- Petroleum Cracking
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- coking
1, record 3, English, coking
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- fouling 2, record 3, English, fouling
correct, noun
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Distillation to dryness of a product containing complex hydrocarbons, which break down in structure during distillation, such as tar or crude petroleum; the residue of the process is coke. 3, record 3, English, - coking
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chimie du pétrole
- Pétroles bruts et dérivés
- Cokes
- Craquage (Pétrole)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cokage
1, record 3, French, cokage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- encrassement 2, record 3, French, encrassement
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Craquage, poussé au maximum, d'un hydrocarbure, pour obtenir du coke de pétrole [...] 3, record 3, French, - cokage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Diverses réactions impliquant des hydrocarbures, en particulier celles qui sont réalisées à des température élevées, conduisent à un dépôt sur le catalyseur de composés du carbone et de l'hydrogène de masses moléculaire élevées qui désactivent le catalyseur. On appelle ce phénomène cokage ou encrassement. Les catalyseurs qui sont ainsi désactivés peuvent souvent être réactivés. 4, record 3, French, - cokage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Cokéfaction» désigne le même processus chimique que «cokage», mais il a été jugé préférable d'en réserver l'emploi à la transformation en coke de la houille. 3, record 3, French, - cokage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-06-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Coke
- Oil Refining
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- coking
1, record 4, English, coking
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
coking coal: A very soft bituminous coal suitable for coking. 2, record 4, English, - coking
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
coking capacity [in French]: pouvoir cokéfiant. 3, record 4, English, - coking
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Cokes
- Raffinage du pétrole
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cokéfiant
1, record 4, French, cok%C3%A9fiant
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- cokéfiable 1, record 4, French, cok%C3%A9fiable
correct, adjective
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
cokéfiable : Qui peut être converti en coke. 2, record 4, French, - cok%C3%A9fiant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
cokéfiant : Se dit de l'aptitude des houilles à donner, sous l'action de la chaleur, un coke de caractéristiques déterminées et à former dans un foyer une masse en ignition consistante, mais facilement traversée par l'air comburant. 2, record 4, French, - cok%C3%A9fiant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Charbon, houille cokéfiable. 3, record 4, French, - cok%C3%A9fiant
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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