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AIR HEATER [18 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
DEF

A system that permits engine heat to be diverted through the carburetor to melt any ice.

OBS

A device using the exhaust gas of an engine to increase the temperature of the air entering the carburetor ... to give the best air temperature for proper carburetion and to prevent the formation of ice in the carburetor venturi.

Key term(s)
  • carburettor heat
  • carburator heat
  • carb heat
  • carburettor air heater
  • carburator air heater

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
CONT

Puis on règle le mélange, le réchauffage de carburateur, les volets pour les conditions fixées pour le vol horizontal.

CONT

Rappelons que certains moteurs (Continental Lycoming) sont particulièrement sensibles au givrage, après réduction des gaz, par suite d'un refroidissement trop actif. Il y a donc lieu d'en tenir compte en actionnant le réchauffage du carburateur avant de réduire les gaz.

Spanish

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Record 3 2008-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating
  • Solar Energy
DEF

A solar thermal system where air is heated in a collector and either transferred directly to the interior space or to a storage medium, such as a rock bin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage
  • Énergie solaire
DEF

Système d'énergie thermique solaire dans lequel l'air est réchauffé dans un capteur et acheminé directement à l'intérieur d'un espace ou vers un accumulateur de chaleur tel qu'un lit de galets.

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
  • Steam-Powered Machines and Condensers
  • Thermal Power Stations
DEF

A component of a steam-generating unit that absorbs heat from the products of combustion after they have passed through the steam-generating and superheating sections.

CONT

Heat recovered from the gas is recycled to the furnace by the combustion air and is absorbed in the steam-generating unit, with a resultant gain in overall thermal efficiency ... Air heaters frequently are used in conjunction with economizers, because the temperature of the inlet air is less than that of the feedwater to the economizer ...

CONT

Air heaters are usually classed as recuperative or regenerative types. Both types depend upon convection transfer of heat from the gas stream to a metal or other solid surface and upon convection transfer of heat from this surface to the air.

PHR

Regenerative-type, rotary regenerative, plate-type, tubular air heater.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
  • Machines à vapeur et condenseurs
  • Centrales thermiques
DEF

[...] récupérateur de chaleur, utilisé concurremment avec l'économiseur pour pousser au maximum le refroidissement des fumées; il est placé après l'économiseur, sur le parcours de celles-ci, parce que la température de l'eau d'alimentation, à l'entrée de l'économiseur, est supérieure à celle de l'air frais.

CONT

Les centrales thermiques conventionnelles posent des problèmes d'épuration d'effluents liquides divers [...], tels que les éluats de régénération des échangeurs d'ions, les effluents alcalins de lavage des réchauffeurs d'air [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hornos y calderas (Calefacción)
  • Máquinas de vapor y condensadores
  • Centrales térmicas
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Record 5 2007-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
DEF

A self-contained heating appliance, which may or may not include an integral fan for circulating air, which may be of the floor-mounted or suspended type, intended for the heating of the space in which it is installed.

CONT

... unit heaters in present use can usually be classified according to one or more methods: 1. By Heating Medium ... a) steam, b) hot water, c) gas indirect-fired, d) oil indirect-fired, e) electric. 2. By Type of Fan ... a) propeller, b) centrifugal, and c) remote air mover ... 3. By Arrangement of Elements ... a) the draw-through type, in which the fan draws air through and b) the blow-through type, in which the fan blows air through the heating element. Indirect-fired unit heaters are always of the blow-through type.

CONT

A unit heater [means] a forced convection heating device of two types: 1) an assembly of encased heating surface with fan and motor (or turbine) and for connection to a source of steam or hot water; 2) an assembly of the above plus a fuel burner so that the device is for connection to a source of oil or gas (or supplied with coal) and not to steam or water lines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
DEF

Appareil autonome de chauffage comprenant un ventilateur et un élément chauffant, pulsant directement l'air chaud dans le local à chauffer.

CONT

L'aérotherme peut être à chauffage direct, avec le mazout ou le gaz comme source de chaleur, ou à chauffage indirect; il comporte alors un corps de chauffe en tube de cuivre ou en tube d'acier avec ailettes. Les aérothermes comprennent un groupe moto-ventilateur qui peut être hélicoïde [...] ou centrifuge [...] L'aérotherme comporte de plus une carcasse sur laquelle sont branchées une ou plusieurs bouches de chauffage. À sa partie basse est prévue la reprise d'air. Très souvent, une autre tubulure est prévue pour l'alimentation en air neuf [...] Ces appareils, prévus pour le chauffage des grandes surfaces [ateliers, entrepôts], peuvent être suspendus, muraux ou sur socles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hornos y calderas (Calefacción)
DEF

Aparato de calefacción consistente en una fuente de calor y un ventilador que inyecta directamente el aire caliente en el local que se ha de caldear.

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Record 6 2007-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating
DEF

An indirect-fired, vented appliance intended to supply heated air for space heating and other purposes, but not intended for permanent installation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage
DEF

Appareil destiné à chauffer de l'air.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Calefacción
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Record 7 2000-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Forces
  • Helicopters (Military)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces aériennes
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

Terme uniformisé par le CUTA - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
DEF

A heater which raises the temperature of outdoor air that is brought into a building to compensate for air removed by exhaust fans or by other methods.

Key term(s)
  • make-up air heater

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
OBS

Voir la fiche «air d'appoint; air de compensation / makeup air».

Spanish

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Record 9 1997-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gas and Oil Heating
  • Ship and Boat Parts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage au gaz et au mazout
  • Parties des bateaux

Spanish

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Record 10 1997-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Ship and Boat Parts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Échangeurs de chaleur
  • Parties des bateaux

Spanish

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Record 11 1997-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport
  • Heating

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau
  • Chauffage

Spanish

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Record 12 1994-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage

Spanish

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Record 13 1992-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Switchgear (Rail Transport)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
OBS

Term(s) officially approved by CP Rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
OBS

Terme(s) uniformisé(s) par CP Rail.

Spanish

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Record 14 1986-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage
OBS

Certains (les radiateurs par convection), à température relativement basse, sont dits radiateurs obscurs.

Spanish

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Record 15 1986-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Heating

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage électrique
DEF

Bloc d'éléments (serpentins) électriques installé dans la chambre d'air chaud d'un système à air pulsé alimenté au mazout.

Spanish

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Record 16 1985-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating
CONT

Most modern space heaters are controlled combustion or airtight designed. The flow of air into the combustion chamber is regulated almost exclusively by controls such as screw-in draft caps or thermostatic control units. These devices allow greater control over the rate of combustion and, therefore, the heat output ... Airtight space heater can be fabricated from continuously welded heavy gauge steel ..., from thin sheet metal with cast iron or firebrick liners.

Key term(s)
  • airtight stove

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage

Spanish

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Record 17 1985-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gas and Oil Heating
  • Electric Heating
OBS

Unitary systems are installed in each room and can provide individual room temperature control. They include baseboard, wall, cabinet, floor or wall insert convection heaters ... Wall insert heaters provide fast warm-up in restricted areas such as bathrooms and entranceways. Most of these heaters have a small fan to distribute heat quickly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage au gaz et au mazout
  • Chauffage électrique

Spanish

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Record 18 1982-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales

Spanish

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