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COMBUSTION RAYONNANTE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fires and Explosions
- Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
- Heat (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- combustion
1, record 1, English, combustion
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An exothermic reaction of a combustible substance with an oxidizer, usually accompanied by flames, and/or glowing and/or emission of smoke. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 1, record 1, English, - combustion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
combustion: term standardized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - combustion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Flaming combustion, glowing combustion, high-speed combustion, slow combustion, smoldering combustion, surface oxidative combustion. 3, record 1, English, - combustion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Feux et explosions
- Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
- Chaleur (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- combustion
1, record 1, French, combustion
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réaction exothermique d’une substance combustible avec un comburant, susceptible d’être accompagnée d’une émission de flammes, et/ou d’incandescence et/ou d’émission de fumée. [Définition normalisée par l’ISO.] 2, record 1, French, - combustion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le terme «combustion», dans son sens le plus général, s’applique à l’ensemble des phénomènes qui se manifestent quand un corps, appelé combustible, s’unit à un autre, appelé comburant, en dégageant de la chaleur. 3, record 1, French, - combustion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
combustion : terme normalisé par l’ISO. 4, record 1, French, - combustion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Subir une combustion. 5, record 1, French, - combustion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Dynamique de la combustion; mode, processus, réaction, vitesse, zone de combustion. 5, record 1, French, - combustion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 PHR
Combustion d’espèces chimiques à l’état gazeux, d’un matériau en phase solide, d’une matière solide, des gaz, des liquides, des solides; combustion avec émission de lumière; combustion en phase condensée, en phase gazeuse; combustion sans flammes, sans production de flammes. 5, record 1, French, - combustion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 PHR
Combustion diphasique, incandescente, lente, rayonnante, spontanée, turbulente, vive. 5, record 1, French, - combustion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fuegos y explosiones
- Combustión y combustibles (Hogares o chimeneas)
- Calor (Física)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- combustión
1, record 1, Spanish, combusti%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reacción exotérmica de una sustancia con un oxidante, acompañada de llamas y/o incandescencia y/o emisión de humo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - combusti%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bright sunshine
1, record 2, English, bright%20sunshine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sunshine 2, record 2, English, sunshine
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sunshine intense enough to cast a mark on a recording card mounted in the Campbell-Stokes sunshine recorder. 3, record 2, English, - bright%20sunshine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Campbell-Stokes sunshine recorder instrument records bright sunshine. ... The Meteorological Service of Canada began using this instrument in 1881. The radiant heat of the sun, concentrated by the spherical glass lens, burns a narrow track in a specially prepared card mounted below the lense in a portion of a spherical bowl. A low sun has feeble burning power so the number of possible hours of "bright sunshine" is less than the number of hours of "visible sunshine", the sunshine unit used in the United States 4, record 2, English, - bright%20sunshine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The lower limit for bright sunshine (based on a Campbell-Stokes recorder) is between 70 W/m² (very dry air) and 280 W/m² (very humid air). 2, record 2, English, - bright%20sunshine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- insolation effective
1, record 2, French, insolation%20effective
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'héliographe Campbell-Stokes enregistre l'insolation effective. [...] C'est en 1881 que le Service météorologique du Canada commença à utiliser cet instrument. La chaleur rayonnante du soleil, concentrée par la lentille sphérique de verre, brûle une étroite bande dans une carte de préparation spéciale montée au-dessous de la lentille dans une partie du bol sphérique. Un faible ensoleillement a un faible pouvoir de combustion. Le nombre d’heures possibles d’«insolation effective» est donc inférieur au nombre d’heures d’«insolation visible», l'unité d’insolation utilisé aux États-Unis. 2, record 2, French, - insolation%20effective
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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