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FOUR FIXE [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
- Glass Manufacturing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- curtain wall 1, record 1, English, curtain%20wall
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A suspended horizontal structure, fixed or movable, which separates the combustion space of a flat glass furnace into two zones. 1, record 1, English, - curtain%20wall
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
- Fabrication du verre
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- écran suspendu
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9cran%20suspendu
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareillage horizontal suspendu, fixe ou mobile, séparant le laboratoire d’un four à verre plat en deux zones. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cran%20suspendu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-06-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Foundry Practice
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- inversion casting
1, record 2, English, inversion%20casting
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The metal is fed through a bottom feeder, the mold being inverted for pouring. The mold is directly attached to the electric furnace in which the metal is melted in a reducing atmosphere so no slag is formed. On inverting the furnace the metal runs into the mold. There are no heavy feeders and oxidation is prevented. 1, record 2, English, - inversion%20casting
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fonderie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coulée par retournement du four
1, record 2, French, coul%C3%A9e%20par%20retournement%20du%20four
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé selon lequel le moule, directement fixé sur le four électrique à atmosphère contrôlée, se remplit de métal préalablement fondu lorsque l'ensemble est retourné. 2, record 2, French, - coul%C3%A9e%20par%20retournement%20du%20four
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-06-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
- Foundry Practice
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- open hearth furnace
1, record 3, English, open%20hearth%20furnace
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- open-hearth furnace 2, record 3, English, open%2Dhearth%20furnace
correct
- Siemens-Martin furnace 3, record 3, English, Siemens%2DMartin%20furnace
correct
- Siemens Martin furnace 4, record 3, English, Siemens%20Martin%20furnace
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A reverberatory melting furnace with a shallow hearth and a low roof; the flame passes over the charge on the hearth, causing the charge to be heated both by direct flame and by radiation from the roof and sidewalls of the furnace. 5, record 3, English, - open%20hearth%20furnace
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Fours (Métallurgie)
- Fonderie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- four à sole
1, record 3, French, four%20%C3%A0%20sole
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- four à creuset ouvert 2, record 3, French, four%20%C3%A0%20creuset%20ouvert
correct, masculine noun
- four Siemens-Martin 3, record 3, French, four%20Siemens%2DMartin
correct, masculine noun
- four Martin 4, record 3, French, four%20Martin
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Four de métallurgie horizontal, fixe ou basculant, constitué par une armature d’acier garnie de matériaux réfractaires dans lequel circule au-dessus de la charge un courant de gaz enflammé provenant d’un mélange d’air et de combustibles solides, liquides ou gazeux, et qui est muni de récupérateurs pour les gaz [...] 5, record 3, French, - four%20%C3%A0%20sole
Record 3, Key term(s)
- four Siemens Martin
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-08-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Breadmaking
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Vufka
1, record 4, English, Vufka
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vufka bread is made from thin sheets of unleavened dough baked on a hot iron plate, or alternatively the dough pieces are stacked on top of each other and baked in a peel oven. 1, record 4, English, - Vufka
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Boulangerie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Vufka
1, record 4, French, Vufka
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le pain Vufka est préparé de minces feuilles de pâte sans levain, cuites sur une plaque de fonte chauffée, ou encore les pâtons sont empilés les uns sur les autres et cuits dans un four à sole fixe. 1, record 4, French, - Vufka
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-08-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Breadmaking
- Industries - General
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- peel oven
1, record 5, English, peel%20oven
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, 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 5, English, - peel%20oven
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Boulangerie
- Industries - Généralités
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- four à sole fixe
1, record 5, French, four%20%C3%A0%20sole%20fixe
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, 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 5, French, - four%20%C3%A0%20sole%20fixe
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-07-30
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Breadmaking
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- wooden peel
1, record 6, English, wooden%20peel
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, 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 6, English, - wooden%20peel
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Boulangerie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- pelle à enfourner en bois
1, record 6, French, pelle%20%C3%A0%20enfourner%20en%20bois
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, 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 6, French, - pelle%20%C3%A0%20enfourner%20en%20bois
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-12-20
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Foundry Practice
- Electrometallurgy
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- furnace
1, record 7, English, furnace
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An enclosed structure in which heat is produced to create a chemical or physical change upon a substance. 1, record 7, English, - furnace
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 PHR
bale-out, cover, electron beam, rocker-bar, shaker-grate, top-hat furnace. 2, record 7, English, - furnace
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Fonderie
- Électrométallurgie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- four
1, record 7, French, four
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil dans lequel on chauffe une matière en vue de lui faire subir des transformations physiques ou chimiques. 1, record 7, French, - four
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Four à cloche, à sole à secousses, à sole élévatrice, fixe. 2, record 7, French, - four
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1997-06-27
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Concrete Facilities and Equipment
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- kiln hood
1, record 8, English, kiln%20hood
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
mobile or fixed head of a rotary cement kiln. 1, record 8, English, - kiln%20hood
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- hotte
1, record 8, French, hotte
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
tête mobile ou fixe d’un four rotatif à ciment. 1, record 8, French, - hotte
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1982-08-03
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Household Utensils and Appliances (General)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- fixed oven 1, record 9, English, fixed%20oven
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Équipement ménager (Généralités)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- four fixe 1, record 9, French, four%20fixe
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
IFI, p. 40. 1, record 9, French, - four%20fixe
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1982-07-22
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
- Ovens and Baking (Ceramics)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- tunnel kiln
1, record 10, English, tunnel%20kiln
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a kiln in which the firing zone is stationary and in which the ware passes along a straight or circular tunnel. 1, record 10, English, - tunnel%20kiln
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A tunnel kiln is often named after the method of moving the work through the kiln. (...) Small tunnel kilns may have a traveling mesh belt (mesh belt tunnels), or the ware may be placed in metal or refractory boxes called saggers. The boxes may be pushed through on a stationary hearth (pusher tunnel) or may roll on top of ceramic rollers (roller hearth tunnel). 2, record 10, English, - tunnel%20kiln
Record 10, Key term(s)
- sagger
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
- Fours et cuisson (Céramique industrielle)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- four tunnel 1, record 10, French, four%20tunnel
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
four dans lequel le feu est fixe et où les produits se déplacent le long d’un tunnel rectiligne ou circulaire(annulaire). 1, record 10, French, - four%20tunnel
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
- Glass Manufacturing
Record 11, Main entry term, English
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--the submerged passage in a bridge wall, connecting the two compartments of a tank furnace. 1, record 11, English, - throat
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
- Fabrication du verre
Record 11, Main entry term, French
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--conduit immergé pratiqué dans un barrage fixe et faisant communiquer les deux compartiments d’un four à cuve. 1, record 11, French, - gorge
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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