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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The upper and lower limits of percentage composition of a combustible gas mixed with other gases or air within which the mixture explodes when ignited.  4, record 1, English, - explosive%20limit

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

See also "combustible limit".  5, record 1, English, - explosive%20limit

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Usually plural.  6, record 1, English, - explosive%20limit

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Concentrations minimale et maximale d'un gaz combustible dans l'air, pour donner un mélange détonant sous l'effet d'une étincelle ou d'une flamme.  4, record 1, French, - limite%20d%27explosion

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Utilisé le plus souvent au pluriel.  5, record 1, French, - limite%20d%27explosion

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Voir aussi «limite d'inflammabilité» et «limite de combustion».  6, record 1, French, - limite%20d%27explosion

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS

Les termes «limite d'explosivité» et «limite d'inflammabilité» (voir ce terme) sont souvent confondus.  7, record 1, French, - limite%20d%27explosion

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Límite explosivo inferior, aquella concentración de gas, vapor o niebla inflamable en le aire, debajo de la cual no se formará una atmósfera explosiva. Cuando menor sea este límite mayor será la extensión del área.  1, record 1, Spanish, - l%C3%ADmite%20explosivo

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A material which is a gas at normal room temperature (20ºC) and pressure but is packaged as a pressurized gas, dissolved gas or gas liquified by compression or refrigeration.  2, record 2, English, - compressed%20gas

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The Controlled Products Regulations describe technical criteria for identifying materials which are classified as compressed gases. Regardless of whether a compressed gas is packaged in an aerosol can, a pressurized cylinder or a refrigerated container, it must by stored and handled very carefully. Puncturing or damaging the container or allowing the container to become hot may result in an explosion.  3, record 2, English, - compressed%20gas

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Matière ou mélange comprimé dont la pression absolue est supérieure à 275 kPa à 21 °C ou supérieure à 717 kPa à 54 °C, ou les deux; ou liquide ayant une pression de vapeur absolue supérieure à 275 kPa à 38 °C.  2, record 2, French, - gaz%20comprim%C3%A9

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

comprimé : Diminué de volume par pression.  3, record 2, French, - gaz%20comprim%C3%A9

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Cualquier material inflamable que tiene una presión de vapor que excede 40 psi absoluto a 38º C.  2, record 2, Spanish, - gas%20comprimido

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Temperature at which a fluid gives off sufficient vapor to cause it to ignite and to continue to burn in the presence of air when a small flame is applied under controlled conditions. [Definition standardized by ISO.]  3, record 3, English, - fire%20point

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

flash point: The temperature at which a flash or flame is first observed when a small lighted flame is passed over a sample of a flammable substance in a cup. The flash point is an important test for fire and safety regulations. So also is the fire point, or temperature at which sustained burning first occurs. These tests are indicative of the lowest-boiling components in the oil and are applied to solvents, distillate fuels, lubricating oils, and many other petroleum products.  4, record 3, English, - fire%20point

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

fire point: term standardized by ISO.  5, record 3, English, - fire%20point

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Température à laquelle, dans certaines conditions, les vapeurs d'un combustible s'enflamment à l'approche d'une flamme et continuent à brûler au moins 5 secondes au contact de l'air.  6, record 3, French, - point%20de%20feu

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Point de feu = point d'éclair + 10 à 20 °C.  6, record 3, French, - point%20de%20feu

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Seul le terme «point de feu» se retrouve dans les normes ISO et AFNOR qui portent sur le sujet. (Par ex. : la norme ISO 2592 s'intitule : Produits pétroliers - Détermination des points d'éclair et de feu [...], et la norme AFNOR T60-118 s'intitule : Produits pétroliers. Point d'éclair et point de feu en vase ouvert des huiles et graisses industrielles).  7, record 3, French, - point%20de%20feu

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS

point de feu : terme normalisé par l'ISO.  8, record 3, French, - point%20de%20feu

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Temperatura a la que un líquido desprende el vapor suficiente para formar una mezcla inflamable con el aire cercano a la superficie del líquido.  3, record 3, Spanish, - punto%20de%20inflamaci%C3%B3n

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A mixture of gases produced by forcing steam through a very hot coke or coal. It is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen with small amounts of nitrogen and carbon dioxide and is sometimes used as a fuel for heating and cooking.  4, record 4, English, - water%20gas

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Mélange gazeux combustible obtenu en dirigeant de la chaleur d'eau sur du coke chauffé. Composition moyenne: hydrogène 50 pour cent, oxyde de carbone 40 pour cent, gaz carbonique, azote, oxygène, méthane.  1, record 4, French, - gaz%20%C3%A0%20l%27eau

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Gas preparado descomponiendo el vapor de agua, haciéndolo pasar sobre una capa de coque incandescente o por reacción del vapor de agua a alta temperatura con el gas natural o hidrocarburos similares. Inflamable.  1, record 4, Spanish, - gas%20de%20agua

Record 5,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The stoichiometric composition limits (maximum and minimum) of an ignited oxidizer-fuel mixture who will burn indefinitely at given conditions of temperature and pressure without further ignition.  5, record 5, English, - flammability%20limit

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The limits of flammability ... For examples, hydrogen-air mixtures will propagate flames for concentrations between 4 and 74 percent by volume of hydrogen at 70°F and atmospheric pressure. The smaller value is the lower (lean) limit, and the larger value is the upper (rich) limit of flammability. When the mixture temperature is increased, the flammability range widens; when the temperature is decreased, the range narrows.  2, record 5, English, - flammability%20limit

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Terms usually found in plural.  6, record 5, English, - flammability%20limit

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS

flammability (explosive) limits: term standardized by ISO.  7, record 5, English, - flammability%20limit

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS

According to ISO, "explosive limit" is a synonym of "flammability limit". There is a nuance between those terms. See the record for "explosive limit" in Termium. See also "combustible limit".  6, record 5, English, - flammability%20limit

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Pourcentage en volume d'un gaz combustible en mélange avec l'air ou avec un autre gaz comburant, en deça duquel ou au-delà duquel le mélange ne peut pas propager une flamme.  2, record 5, French, - limite%20d%27inflammabilit%C3%A9

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Les limites d'inflammabilité [...] À titre d'exemple, les vapeurs émises par l'alcool éthylique sont inflammables si leur quantité est comprise entre 3,3 % et 19 % dans le volume air + vapeurs inflammables. En dehors de cette fourchette, la combustion n'est plus possible.  3, record 5, French, - limite%20d%27inflammabilit%C3%A9

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS

L'inflammabilité est une notion complexe, qui doit tenir compte aussi bien de l'aptitude d'un matériau à donner naissance à des flammes que de l'aliment qu'il peut fournir à ces flammes (hauteur et température des flammes, propagation, etc.)  2, record 5, French, - limite%20d%27inflammabilit%C3%A9

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS

«Limite» est utilisé le plus souvent au pluriel.  4, record 5, French, - limite%20d%27inflammabilit%C3%A9

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS

limite d'inflammabilité : terme normalisé par l'ISO.  5, record 5, French, - limite%20d%27inflammabilit%C3%A9

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 OBS

Les termes «limite d'inflammabilité» et «limite d'explosivité» (voir ce terme) sont souvent confondus.  6, record 5, French, - limite%20d%27inflammabilit%C3%A9

Record 5,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Concentración en el aire del vapor de una sustancia inflamable, que determina los límites superior e inferior del intervalo de composiciones en el que se puede producir la inflamación de una mezcla.  2, record 5, Spanish, - l%C3%ADmite%20de%20inflamabilidad

Record 6,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The minimum concentration of vapour in air at which the propagation of flame occurs on contact with a source of ignition.  5, record 6, English, - lower%20explosive%20limit

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 DEF

The lowest concentration of gas or vapour (% by volume in air) that will explode if an ignition source is present at ambient temperatures.  6, record 6, English, - lower%20explosive%20limit

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Expressed, for a gas or vapour, as a percentage in air by volume, and for dust, as the weight of dust per volume of air.  7, record 6, English, - lower%20explosive%20limit

Record 6,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Concentration minimale de vapeurs permettant la propagation des flammes au contact d'une source d'inflammation.  8, record 6, French, - limite%20inf%C3%A9rieure%20d%27explosivit%C3%A9

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 DEF

Teneur minimale de l'air en une substance pouvant provoquer une détonation sous l'effet d'une étincelle, d'un choc, d'un échauffement, etc.  4, record 6, French, - limite%20inf%C3%A9rieure%20d%27explosivit%C3%A9

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Voir les fiches «limite d'inflammabilité» et «limite d'explosivité».  9, record 6, French, - limite%20inf%C3%A9rieure%20d%27explosivit%C3%A9

Record 6,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Concentración de gas, vapor o niebla inflamable en el aire, debajo de la cual no se formará una atmósfera explosiva.  1, record 6, Spanish, - l%C3%ADmite%20explosivo%20inferior

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Cuanto menor sea este límite mayor será la extensión del área.  1, record 6, Spanish, - l%C3%ADmite%20explosivo%20inferior

Record 7,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS

"flammable": capable of being easily ignited and of burning with extreme rapidity.  3, record 7, English, - flammable%20vapour

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS

"flammable": now used technically in preference to "inflammable".  3, record 7, English, - flammable%20vapour

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 OBS

"flammable": Revived in modern use to avoid the possible ambiguity of inflammable in which the prefix "in" might be taken for a negative.  4, record 7, English, - flammable%20vapour

Record 7,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS

"inflammable" : Se dit de ce qui prend feu, s'enflamme facilement et brûle rapidement.  2, record 7, French, - vapeur%20inflammable

Record 7,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Inflamable: Se aplica a los cuerpos que son capaces de arder con llama.  1, record 7, Spanish, - vapor%20inflamable