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COMBUSTION CROSS-FEED [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Solid Fuel Heating
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stoker hopper
1, record 1, English, stoker%20hopper
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- feeding hopper 2, record 1, English, feeding%20hopper
correct
- feed hopper 3, record 1, English, feed%20hopper
correct
- supply hopper 4, record 1, English, supply%20hopper
correct
- hopper 5, record 1, English, hopper
correct
- charging hopper 6, record 1, English, charging%20hopper
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Domestic stokers. ... In some cases, coal must be shovelled by hand from a coal bin to the stoker hopper; in others a screw conveyer transfers the coal from the bin to the hopper. 1, record 1, English, - stoker%20hopper
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... low coal feed hopper ... 1, record 1, English, - stoker%20hopper
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Sawdust feeding hopper. 1, record 1, English, - stoker%20hopper
Record 1, Key term(s)
- batch hopper
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chauffage aux combustibles solides
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trémie à combustible
1, record 1, French, tr%C3%A9mie%20%C3%A0%20combustible
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- trémie de chargement 2, record 1, French, tr%C3%A9mie%20de%20chargement
correct, feminine noun
- trémie de chargement de combustible 3, record 1, French, tr%C3%A9mie%20de%20chargement%20de%20combustible
correct, feminine noun
- trémie-magasin 4, record 1, French, tr%C3%A9mie%2Dmagasin
correct, feminine noun
- trémie-magasin de combustible 4, record 1, French, tr%C3%A9mie%2Dmagasin%20de%20combustible
correct, feminine noun
- trémie d'alimentation 5, record 1, French, tr%C3%A9mie%20d%27alimentation
correct, feminine noun
- magasin 6, record 1, French, magasin
correct, masculine noun
- trémie 7, record 1, French, tr%C3%A9mie
correct, feminine noun
- trémie de remplissage 8, record 1, French, tr%C3%A9mie%20de%20remplissage
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] réserve de combustible [...] destinée à recevoir [entre autres] des charbons maigres ou anthracites [...] 9, record 1, French, - tr%C3%A9mie%20%C3%A0%20combustible
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les chaufferies importantes, l’amenée du combustible aux trémies de chargement des foyers se fait par gravité [...] qui, elles-mêmes, sont alimentées par des transporteurs mécaniques, à partir de parc de stockage. 10, record 1, French, - tr%C3%A9mie%20%C3%A0%20combustible
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Chaudière à combustion «cross-feed». [...] le charbon, emmagasiné dans une trémie, est véhiculé sur une grille roulante vers le foyer de la chaudière [...] 4, record 1, French, - tr%C3%A9mie%20%C3%A0%20combustible
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Calefacción por combustibles sólidos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tolva de alimentación
1, record 1, Spanish, tolva%20de%20alimentaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tolva de cargo 1, record 1, Spanish, tolva%20de%20cargo
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-08-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Solid Fuel Heating
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- traveling grate
1, record 2, English, traveling%20grate
correct, specific
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- travelling grate 2, record 2, English, travelling%20grate
specific
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chain grates and traveling grates differ most notably in the methods used to support the grates. ... Traveling grates are supported by transverse bars riding at their ends on continuous chains that travel on a steel frame. 3, record 2, English, - traveling%20grate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... in most traveling grates there is no relative movement between adjacent grate sections. 4, record 2, English, - traveling%20grate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chauffage aux combustibles solides
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- grille roulante
1, record 2, French, grille%20roulante
feminine noun, generic
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] tapis métallique roulant qui entraîne [le combustible neuf] vers le foyer. 2, record 2, French, - grille%20roulante
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chaudières à combustion «cross-feed». Ces chaudières sont essentiellement des chaudières à grilles mécaniques dans lesquelles le charbon, emmagasiné dans une trémie, est véhiculé sur une grille roulante vers le foyer de la chaudière [...] 3, record 2, French, - grille%20roulante
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-03-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Solid Fuel Heating
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cross-feed combustion
1, record 3, English, cross%2Dfeed%20combustion
proposal
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chauffage aux combustibles solides
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- combustion à alimentation transversale
1, record 3, French, combustion%20%C3%A0%20alimentation%20transversale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- combustion cross-feed 2, record 3, French, combustion%20cross%2Dfeed
feminine noun, France
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La] combustion à alimentation transversale(cross-feed) [est un des trois modes de combustion utilisées pour les combustibles solides] L'air arrive perpendiculairement au sens de chargement. La grille peut être horizontale(grille roulante), verticale ou fortement inclinée. 1, record 3, French, - combustion%20%C3%A0%20alimentation%20transversale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1990-11-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Solid Fuel Heating
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- sloping grate
1, record 4, English, sloping%20grate
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... in the vibrating-grate stokers, the sloping grate is supported on equally spaced vertical plates that oscillate back and forth in a rectilinear direction, causing the fuel to move from the hopper through an adjustable gate into the active combustion zone. 1, record 4, English, - sloping%20grate
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Chauffage aux combustibles solides
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- grille inclinée
1, record 4, French, grille%20inclin%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- grille en pente 2, record 4, French, grille%20en%20pente
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Combustion à alimentation transversale(cross-feed) : L'air arrive perpendiculairement au sens de chargement. la grille peut être horizontale(grille roulante), verticale ou fortement inclinée. 3, record 4, French, - grille%20inclin%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
chaudières en acier courantes. [grilles par gravité]. (...) Elles possèdent (...) une réserve de combustible en charge sur une grille inclinée, sur laquelle le combustible s’écoule, au fur et à mesure de la combustion, à travers une trappe munie d’un registre réglable. 4, record 4, French, - grille%20inclin%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Le plus souvent, le combustible, introduit par une trémie à l’entrée du foyer, se déplace d’avant en arrière, entraîné par un mouvement continu de la grille (...) ou poussé sur une grille en pente par un poussoir et par les mouvements alternatifs des barreaux. Souvent aussi la grille se divise en deux aires latérales inclinées, de part et d’autre d’une auge centrale; d’abord poussé dans cette auge, le combustible s’y élève, franchit les bords de l’auge et se déverse sur les grilles inclinées (...) (foyer à alimentation par-dessous). 2, record 4, French, - grille%20inclin%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1990-11-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Solid Fuel Heating
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- moving grate
1, record 5, English, moving%20grate
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chain-Grate and Traveling-Grate Stokers. ... The operation of each type is similar. Coal, fed from a hopper onto the moving grate, enters the furnace after passing under an adjustable gate to regulate the thickness of the fuel bed. 2, record 5, English, - moving%20grate
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Chauffage aux combustibles solides
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- grille roulante
1, record 5, French, grille%20roulante
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) tapis métallique roulant qui entraîne [le combustible neuf] vers le foyer. 2, record 5, French, - grille%20roulante
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chaudières à combustion "cross-feed". Ces chaudières sont essentiellement des chaudières à grilles mécaniques dans lesquelles le charbon, emmagasiné dans une trémie, est véhiculé sur une grille roulante vers le foyer de la chaudière(...). 3, record 5, French, - grille%20roulante
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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