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FOUR CHAMBRES [13 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Breadmaking
- Pastries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- steam pipe oven
1, record 1, English, steam%20pipe%20oven
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pipe oven 1, record 1, English, pipe%20oven
correct, Great Britain
- steam tube oven 2, record 1, English, steam%20tube%20oven
correct
- steam oven 3, record 1, English, steam%20oven
correct
- steam-tube oven 4, record 1, English, steam%2Dtube%20oven
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That in which heat is conveyed to the baking chamber from the furnace by hermetically sealed tubes containing a small quantity of water. The tubes slope slightly downwards to the furnace so the water is always being heated and converted to steam. 1, record 1, English, - steam%20pipe%20oven
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Boulangerie
- Pâtisserie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- four à vapeur
1, record 1, French, four%20%C3%A0%20vapeur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi les fours à chauffage continu, le four à vapeur a été durant la première moitié du siècle, le plus connu et de loin le plus répandu. [...] Le chauffage est assuré par deux faisceaux de tubes horizontaux, l'un disposé au-dessous de la sole, l'autre au-dessous de la voûte, ce dernier apparent dans la chambre de cuisson. Ces tubes, [...] remplis aux deux tiers d’eau distillée, débouchent dans le foyer dont ils transportent la chaleur à l'intérieur des chambres de cuisson. 1, record 1, French, - four%20%C3%A0%20vapeur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2002-02-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Research Facilities
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- insulated furnace chamber
1, record 2, English, insulated%20furnace%20chamber
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
That dimension will be the smaller of either the inside diameter of the pressure chamber or the inside diameter of the insulated furnace chamber, depending on which of the two chambers is located inside the other. 1, record 2, English, - insulated%20furnace%20chamber
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Regulation cited: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Import and Export Control Regulations. 2, record 2, English, - insulated%20furnace%20chamber
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Installations de recherche scientifique
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chambre isolée du four
1, record 2, French, chambre%20isol%C3%A9e%20du%20four
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette dimension sera la plus petite des dimensions soit du diamètre intérieur de la chambre de compression, soit du diamètre intérieur de la chambre isolée du four selon celle des deux chambres qui se trouve à l'intérieur de l'autre. 1, record 2, French, - chambre%20isol%C3%A9e%20du%20four
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Règlement cité : Règlement sur le contrôle de l’importation et de l’exportation aux fins de la non-prolifération nucléaire. 2, record 2, French, - chambre%20isol%C3%A9e%20du%20four
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-08-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Breadmaking
- Industries - General
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- peel oven
1, record 3, English, peel%20oven
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An] oven ... in which the sole is a permanent fixture (unlike that of a drawplate, travelling, reel or rotary oven), and a peel must be used for setting and drawing the goods. 2, record 3, English, - peel%20oven
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Boulangerie
- Industries - Généralités
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- four à sole fixe
1, record 3, French, four%20%C3%A0%20sole%20fixe
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Four à sole fixe. [...] Il est couramment à chauffage indirect [dit aérotherme] : la ou les chambres de cuisson sont disposées au-dessus du foyer, relié lui-même à des gaines de diffusion, qui répartissent la chaleur à travers la construction. Les fumées sont rejetées par l'aspiration de la cheminée de tirage. Les buées de cuisson sont récupérées dans une gaine spéciale d’évacuation réglable. 2, record 3, French, - four%20%C3%A0%20sole%20fixe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-07-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Breadmaking
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- wooden peel
1, record 4, English, wooden%20peel
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Peel ovens are basically small oven chambers filled by using long-handled wooden peels. The baker's skill in loading proofed doughs satisfactorily is aptly demonstrated in countless small bakeries around the world using this type of oven. 1, record 4, English, - wooden%20peel
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Boulangerie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pelle à enfourner en bois
1, record 4, French, pelle%20%C3%A0%20enfourner%20en%20bois
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les fours à sole fixe sont essentiellement des petites chambres de cuisson que l'on charge à l'aide de pelles à enfourner en bois, à long manche. Dans d’innombrables petites boulangeries du monde entier, on peut constater l'habileté du boulanger qui enfourne les pâtons levés dans ce genre de four. 1, record 4, French, - pelle%20%C3%A0%20enfourner%20en%20bois
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-08-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
- Ovens and Baking (Ceramics)
- Coke
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- wall
1, record 5, English, wall
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- heating wall 2, record 5, English, heating%20wall
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The brickwork between two adjacent ovens (oven wall), or between two adjacent regenerators (regenerator wall), or at the end of the construction (end wall). 1, record 5, English, - wall
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
- Fours et cuisson (Céramique industrielle)
- Cokes
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- piédroit
1, record 5, French, pi%C3%A9droit
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie du four comprenant toutes les maçonneries comprises entre deux chambres contiguës(piédroit chauffant) ou contre deux régénérateurs contigus(piédroit de régénérateur) ou à l'extrémité d’une batterie(culée réfractaire). 1, record 5, French, - pi%C3%A9droit
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-01-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Ovens and Baking (Ceramics)
- Coke
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- intermediate brickwork
1, record 6, English, intermediate%20brickwork
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The part of the battery comprising all the brickwork between the top of the regenerators and the bottom of the oven. 1, record 6, English, - intermediate%20brickwork
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Fours et cuisson (Céramique industrielle)
- Cokes
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- partie intermédiaire
1, record 6, French, partie%20interm%C3%A9diaire
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie du four comprenant toutes les maçonneries entre le haut des régénérateurs et le bas des chambres. 1, record 6, French, - partie%20interm%C3%A9diaire
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1997-12-18
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
- Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- oven wall
1, record 7, English, oven%20wall
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wall: the brickwork between two adjacent ovens (oven wall), or between two adjacent regenerators (regenerator wall), or at the end of the construction (end wall). 1, record 7, English, - oven%20wall
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
- Fours (Métallurgie)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- piédroit chauffant
1, record 7, French, pi%C3%A9droit%20chauffant
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
piédroit : partie du four comprenant toutes les maçonneries comprises entre deux chambres contiguës(piédroit chauffant) ou contre deux régénérateurs contigus(piédroit de régénérateur) ou à l'extrémité d’une batterie(culée réfractaire). 1, record 7, French, - pi%C3%A9droit%20chauffant
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1997-12-18
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- chamber setting 1, record 8, English, chamber%20setting
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Fours (Métallurgie)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- four à chambres
1, record 8, French, four%20%C3%A0%20chambres
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1997-12-18
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
- Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- regenerator wall
1, record 9, English, regenerator%20wall
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wall: the brickwork between two adjacent ovens (oven wall), or between two adjacent regenerators (regenerator wall), or at the end of the construction (end wall). 1, record 9, English, - regenerator%20wall
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
- Fours (Métallurgie)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- piédroit de régénérateur
1, record 9, French, pi%C3%A9droit%20de%20r%C3%A9g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
piédroit : partie du four comprenant toutes les maçonneries comprises entre deux chambres contiguës(piédroit chauffant) ou contre deux régénérateurs contigus(piédroit de régénérateur) ou à l'extrémité d’une batterie(culée réfractaire). 1, record 9, French, - pi%C3%A9droit%20de%20r%C3%A9g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1997-11-14
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
- Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- intermittent retort setting
1, record 10, English, intermittent%20retort%20setting
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A setting or bed in which the retorts or chambers are charged periodically, the incandescent coke produced being completely removed. 1, record 10, English, - intermittent%20retort%20setting
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
- Fours (Métallurgie)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- four à distillation discontinue
1, record 10, French, four%20%C3%A0%20distillation%20discontinue
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Four dans lequel les cornues ou chambres sont chargées périodiquement, le coke incandescent produit étant défourné en totalité. 1, record 10, French, - four%20%C3%A0%20distillation%20discontinue
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1997-11-14
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- continuous vertical retort
1, record 11, English, continuous%20vertical%20retort
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A setting of gas retorts from which gas and coke are extracted continuously. 1, record 11, English, - continuous%20vertical%20retort
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Fours (Métallurgie)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- four vertical à distillation continue
1, record 11, French, four%20vertical%20%C3%A0%20distillation%20continue
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Four à cornues ou à chambres verticales dont le coke et le gaz sont extraits de façon continue. 1, record 11, French, - four%20vertical%20%C3%A0%20distillation%20continue
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
- Ovens and Baking (Ceramics)
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- longitudinal-arch kiln 1, record 12, English, longitudinal%2Darch%20kiln
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--a long continuous moving-fire kiln, subdivided during setting into chambers by temporary means, the axis of the arch being parallel to the length of the kiln. 1, record 12, English, - longitudinal%2Darch%20kiln
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
- Fours et cuisson (Céramique industrielle)
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- four à galeries parallèles 1, record 12, French, four%20%C3%A0%20galeries%20parall%C3%A8les
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--type de four continu à feu mobile de forme allongée, divisé pendant l'enfournement en chambres par des moyens provisoires, dans lequel l'axe de la voûte est parallèle à la longueur du four. 1, record 12, French, - four%20%C3%A0%20galeries%20parall%C3%A8les
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
- Ovens and Baking (Ceramics)
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- transverse-arch kiln 1, record 13, English, transverse%2Darch%20kiln
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
- continuous chamber kiln 1, record 13, English, continuous%20chamber%20kiln
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--continuous kiln, permanently divided into chambers, the axis of the arch of each chamber being transverse to the length of the kiln. 1, record 13, English, - transverse%2Darch%20kiln
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
- Fours et cuisson (Céramique industrielle)
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- four continu à chambres 1, record 13, French, four%20continu%20%C3%A0%20chambres
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
four continu divisé en chambres de façon permanente, la voûte de chaque chambre ayant son axe perpendiculaire à la longueur du four. 1, record 13, French, - four%20continu%20%C3%A0%20chambres
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
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