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EXCESS AIR [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
DEF

Air which passes through a combustion zone in excess of the quantity theoretically required for complete combustion.

Key term(s)
  • excess of air

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
DEF

[...] la différence entre la quantité d'air réellement délivrée à l'unité de masse du combustible et le pouvoir combustivore (ou air théorique) de ce même combustible.

CONT

Le volume d'air théorique nécessaire pour assurer la combustion complète d'un combustible est Lmin ou pouvoir comburivore. Cependant une combustion complète n'a lieu dans les foyers domestiques qu'avec excès d'air, c'est-à-dire par apport d'un volume d'air supérieur à celui qui serait théoriquement nécessaire.

Spanish

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