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FORCED AIR FURNACE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- forced-air furnace
1, record 1, English, forced%2Dair%20furnace
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- forced air furnace 2, record 1, English, forced%20air%20furnace
correct
- forced-warm-air furnace 3, record 1, English, forced%2Dwarm%2Dair%20furnace
correct
- forced warm air furnace 4, record 1, English, forced%20warm%20air%20furnace
correct
- forced circulation warm air furnace 5, record 1, English, forced%20circulation%20warm%20air%20furnace
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A furnace equipped with a fan that provides the primary means for the circulation of air. 6, record 1, English, - forced%2Dair%20furnace
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Warm air furnaces are of two types, gravity and forced air. Forced warm air furnaces use a motor-driven blower to circulate air over the heat exchanger and through the ducts. A draft hood is attached to the outlet of the furnace and replaces the barometric damper. 4, record 1, English, - forced%2Dair%20furnace
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Forced-warm-air furnaces are most commonly fired by LP gas, natural gas or oil and occasionally by wood and coal. They may also operate electrically. 7, record 1, English, - forced%2Dair%20furnace
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- générateur d'air pulsé
1, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20d%27air%20puls%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- générateur-pulseur d'air chaud 2, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%2Dpulseur%20d%27air%20chaud
masculine noun
- fournaise à air chaud pulsé 3, record 1, French, fournaise%20%C3%A0%20air%20chaud%20puls%C3%A9
proposal, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
- fournaise à air chaud à circulation forcée 4, record 1, French, fournaise%20%C3%A0%20air%20chaud%20%C3%A0%20circulation%20forc%C3%A9e
see observation, feminine noun, Canada
- fournaise à air pulse 5, record 1, French, fournaise%20%C3%A0%20air%20pulse
see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Générateur d'air chaud doté d'un ventilateur qui constitue le moyen principal de circulation de l'air. 2, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20d%27air%20puls%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Générateurs d'air pulsé. (...) ces générateurs sont constitués des éléments suivants : -un caisson d'aspiration (...) -un ventilateur centrifuge (...) -un corps de chauffe (...) -un bloc de distribution à plusieurs bouches; -une sortie de fumée avec modérateur de tirage. L'ensemble est enfermé dans un habillage calorifugé en acier laqué; il est complété par un organe de régulation qui commande la marche du ventilateur en fonction de la température de l'air. 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20d%27air%20puls%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le système de chauffage à air pulsé, la circulation d'air est assurée par un ventilateur électrique (...) Ce système permet de placer la fournaise n'importe où et d'utiliser des conduits plus étroits et plus longs. 6, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20d%27air%20puls%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fournaise : Ce terme est considéré comme impropre par les puristes. Selon Dagenais, dans son "Dictionnaire des difficultés de la langue française au Canada", "fournaise" serait un calque de l'anglais "furnace" et nous devrions plutôt dire "chaudière" lorsque le fluide caloporteur est l'eau ou la vapeur et "générateur d'air chaud", lorsque le fluide, est l'air. Cependant, ce terme reste d'usage fréquent au Québec, autant en langue parlée qu'en langue écrite. 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20d%27air%20puls%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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