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FOYER GRILLE ROULANTE [4 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%26rsquo%3Balimentation
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 1990-11-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Solid Fuel Heating
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- traveling-grate stoker
1, record 3, English, traveling%2Dgrate%20stoker
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- traveling grate stoker 2, record 3, English, traveling%20grate%20stoker
correct
- traveling stoker 3, record 3, English, traveling%20stoker
correct
- travelling grate 4, record 3, English, travelling%20grate
correct, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of furnace stoker; coal feeds by gravity into a hopper located on top of one end of a moving (traveling) grate [outside of the furnace]; as the grate passes under the hopper, it carries a bed of fresh coal toward the furnace. 5, record 3, English, - traveling%2Dgrate%20stoker
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
stokers are [also] classified according to the method of feeding fuel to the furnace, as: 1. spreader, 2. underfeed, 3. chain grate or traveling grate, and 4. vibrating grate. 6, record 3, English, - traveling%2Dgrate%20stoker
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
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. 7, record 3, English, - traveling%2Dgrate%20stoker
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans les sources consultées, "travelling grate" semble désigner autant la partie (grate) que le tout (stoker). 8, record 3, English, - traveling%2Dgrate%20stoker
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chauffage aux combustibles solides
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- foyer à grille roulante
1, record 3, French, foyer%20%C3%A0%20grille%20roulante
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Foyer à grille roulante. La trémie déverse une couche de combustible neuf sur un tapis métallique roulant qui l'entraîne vers le foyer. On rencontre successivement dans le sens horizontal de déplacement du tapis(...) du charbon froid, du charbon qui distille(...), du charbon incandescent(...) Le décrassage est aisé, les cendres et le mâchefer tombent par gravité quand ils arrivent [en bout de grille](...). 1, record 3, French, - foyer%20%C3%A0%20grille%20roulante
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En anglais, on parle surtout du dispositif d’alimentation en combustible du foyer (stoker); en français, on parle plutôt de l’endroit où a lieu la combustion (foyer) et où est logé l’organe de combustion qu’est la grille. Il est à noter que selon le LAROG, le foyer "est à la fois un lieu et un ensemble d’appareils ou d’organes (...)". MOMON semble donc utiliser foyer au sens de dispositif. 2, record 3, French, - foyer%20%C3%A0%20grille%20roulante
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
- moving grate
1, record 4, English, moving%20grate
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - moving%20grate
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Chauffage aux combustibles solides
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- grille roulante
1, record 4, French, grille%20roulante
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) tapis métallique roulant qui entraîne [le combustible neuf] vers le foyer. 2, record 4, French, - grille%20roulante
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - grille%20roulante
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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