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FOSSE COMBUSTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-04-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- General Conduct of Military Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- burn pit
1, record 1, English, burn%20pit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An earthen pit in which waste ... materials are burned. 2, record 1, English, - burn%20pit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A burn pit is an area devoted to open-air combustion of trash. The use of burn pits was a common waste disposal practice at military sites outside the United States, such as in Iraq and Afghanistan. Smoke from these pits contained substances that may have short- and long-term health effects ... 3, record 1, English, - burn%20pit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Conduite générale des opérations militaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fosse de brûlage
1, record 1, French, fosse%20de%20br%C3%BBlage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fosse de combustion 2, record 1, French, fosse%20de%20combustion
correct, feminine noun
- fosse à feu 3, record 1, French, fosse%20%C3%A0%20feu
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fosse creusée dans la terre dans laquelle [des] déchets sont brûlés. 4, record 1, French, - fosse%20de%20br%C3%BBlage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sommaire des accidents survenus en 2012. [...] L’omission de vérifier et d’identifier correctement des emballages de munitions a entraîné l’incinération de cartouches ARD863. Parmi les causes citées, [on signale] un manque de contrôle des articles placés dans la fosse de brûlage et un faible niveau de supervision. 5, record 1, French, - fosse%20de%20br%C3%BBlage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Conducción general de las operaciones militares
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fosa para la quema de residuos a cielo abierto
1, record 1, Spanish, fosa%20para%20la%20quema%20de%20residuos%20a%20cielo%20abierto
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las fosas para la quema de residuos a cielo abierto son terrenos utilizados para la eliminación de residuos sólidos mediante la incineración. Estos vertederos no utilizan medidas de control para quemar desechos sólidos como los incineradores u otros equipos, ya que están al aire libre. Algunos recintos militares fuera de los Estados Unidos los utilizan como un método para quemar desechos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - fosa%20para%20la%20quema%20de%20residuos%20a%20cielo%20abierto
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-01-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Solid Fuel Heating
- Waste Management
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ash hopper
1, record 2, English, ash%20hopper
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hopper 2, record 2, English, hopper
correct
- ash disposal 3, record 2, English, ash%20disposal
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chain-Grate Stokers. As with the traveling-grate design, the chain grate forms a continuous conveyor through the furnace and dumps the ash similarly into a pit or hopper at the end of the journey. 2, record 2, English, - ash%20hopper
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ash disposal: Cross section of infrared incinerator. 3, record 2, English, - ash%20hopper
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chauffage aux combustibles solides
- Gestion des déchets
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- trémie à cendres
1, record 2, French, tr%C3%A9mie%20%C3%A0%20cendres
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- trémie à cendre 2, record 2, French, tr%C3%A9mie%20%C3%A0%20cendre
correct, feminine noun
- trémie 3, record 2, French, tr%C3%A9mie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans tous les foyers mécaniques, on cherche à régler la vitesse d’avancement du combustible, son épaisseur et l'allure de combustion, de telle sorte qu'en fin de parcours le charbon parvienne à l'état de cendres et de scories, pour être déversé dans une trémie, une fosse ou un caniveau d’évacuation. [...] L'évacuation des scories peut être mécanique ou hydraulique. 3, record 2, French, - tr%C3%A9mie%20%C3%A0%20cendres
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les déchets, entraînés par le mouvement de la grille [...] tombent, soit dans des trémies à cendre, soit dans des caniveaux d’où ils sont évacués. 2, record 2, French, - tr%C3%A9mie%20%C3%A0%20cendres
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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