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HEATING CURVE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-12-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- Food Safety
- Collaboration with the FAO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heating curve
1, record 1, English, heating%20curve
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A graphical representation of the rate of temperature change in the food throughout [heat processing]. 1, record 1, English, - heating%20curve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is usually plotted on semi-log graph paper so that the temperature on an inverted log scale is plotted against time on a linear scale. 1, record 1, English, - heating%20curve
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Salubrité alimentaire
- Collaboration avec la FAO
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- courbe de pénétration de la chaleur
1, record 1, French, courbe%20de%20p%C3%A9n%C3%A9tration%20de%20la%20chaleur
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Représentation graphique des variations de température dans les aliments pendant le traitement thermique. 1, record 1, French, - courbe%20de%20p%C3%A9n%C3%A9tration%20de%20la%20chaleur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La courbe est généralement tracée sur du papier semi-logarithmique : les temps sont portés en abscisses selon une échelle arithmétique, et les températures sont portées en ordonnées selon une échelle logarithmique inverse. 1, record 1, French, - courbe%20de%20p%C3%A9n%C3%A9tration%20de%20la%20chaleur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
- Inocuidad Alimentaria
- Colaboración con la FAO
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- curva de penetración del calor
1, record 1, Spanish, curva%20de%20penetraci%C3%B3n%20del%20calor
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Durante el experimento, se recoge el valor de temperatura alcanzada en el centro geométrico de la muestra (T) a lo largo del tiempo (t), cuya representación es la curva de penetración de calor (T = f (t)) y se calcula la fuerza impulsora reducida (Y). 1, record 1, Spanish, - curva%20de%20penetraci%C3%B3n%20del%20calor
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-04-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
- Chemical Engineering
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- heating curve
1, record 2, English, heating%20curve
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[In thermal analysis], record of the temperature of a substance against time in an environment heated at a controlled rate. ... 2, record 2, English, - heating%20curve
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
T should be plotted on the ordinate increasing upwards and t on the abscissa increasing from left to right. Term rejected by ICTA for heating curve is thermal analysis. When determinations are performed during the cooling cycle, this becomes a cooling curve. 2, record 2, English, - heating%20curve
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
- Génie chimique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- courbe d'analyse thermique simple à l'échauffement
1, record 2, French, courbe%20d%27analyse%20thermique%20simple%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9chauffement
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- courbe de chauffe 2, record 2, French, courbe%20de%20chauffe
correct, feminine noun
- courbe d'échauffement 3, record 2, French, courbe%20d%27%C3%A9chauffement
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Courbe représentant la mesure, en fonction du temps, de la température d'un échantillon placé dans une enceinte chauffée selon un programme de température déterminé. 4, record 2, French, - courbe%20d%27analyse%20thermique%20simple%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9chauffement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La température T doit être portée en ordonnée par valeurs croissantes vers le haut et t en abscisse par valeurs croissantes vers la droite. Quand les déterminations sont faites pendant le cycle de refroidissement, cette courbe devient une courbe d'analyse thermique simple au refroidissement. 4, record 2, French, - courbe%20d%27analyse%20thermique%20simple%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9chauffement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1982-09-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Aluminum
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- heating curve 1, record 3, English, heating%20curve
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Aluminium
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- courbe d'échauffement 1, record 3, French, courbe%20d%27%C3%A9chauffement
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
métal. 1, record 3, French, - courbe%20d%27%C3%A9chauffement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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