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ALLUMAGE ETINCELLE CONTROLEE [3 records]

Record 1 2000-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
DEF

Ignition by an energy source assumed to be energized during the main burner flame-establishing period.

Key term(s)
  • unproven ignition

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
OBS

unproved spark ignition/allumage par étincelle non contrôlée : système dans lequel l'admission du combustible n’ est pas empêchée par l'absence d’étincelle.

OBS

ignition by unproved pilot burner / allumage par brûleur d’allumage non contrôlé : système dans lequel l’admission du combustible principal n’est pas empêchée par l’absence de la flamme du brûleur d’allumage.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
DEF

Ignition by an energy source which is supervised by a flame safeguard control that must detect the presence of energy for ignition prior to permitting the main fuel valve(s) to open.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
OBS

proved spark ignition/allumage par étincelle contrôlée : système qui ne permet pas la libération du combustible tant que la présence de l'étincelle n’ est pas assurée.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
CONT

Low-high-low prepurge-a prepurge period during which the air damper is driven open for the purge period and then back to low fire position for the burner lightoff. This is called low-high-low proven prepurge if suitable interlocks indicate that the damper actually reached the open position during prepurge, and then closed again before ignition trials.

OBS

See records "low-high-low prepurge", "proved ignition" and "proven prepurge".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
OBS

Voir les fiches «prébalayage allures minimale-maximale-minimale», «allumage par étincelle contrôlée» et «prébalayage contrôlé».

Spanish

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