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FUMEES ROUSSES [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
- Iron and Steel
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- red smoke
1, record 1, English, red%20smoke
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- brown fumes 2, record 1, English, brown%20fumes
plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
smoke: A phenomenon made up of observable fumes containing gases, solids and liquids. There are several kinds of smoke, the color of which depends on the combustion process causing the smoke. Thus, a coal fire will emit black smoke. A turbine ship whose nozzle might need slight adjustment emits brown smoke. A steel mill emits red smoke. A nitric or sulfuric acid plant might emit yellow smoke. And so it goes. But white smoke is usually not smoke at all, it's steam. 1, record 1, English, - red%20smoke
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The copper-nickel alloy ... was oxidized by a 1:1 nitric acid solution in a fume hood. Then 10 mL of concentrated sulfuric acid was added to the copper-nickel solution. The solution was boiled until all of the brown fumes ceased. 2, record 1, English, - red%20smoke
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
- Sidérurgie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fumée rousse
1, record 1, French, fum%C3%A9e%20rousse
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fumée constituée de fines poussières d’oxyde de fer produites en sidérurgie par les convertisseurs soufflés à l’air suroxygéné. 2, record 1, French, - fum%C3%A9e%20rousse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fumées rousses : Cette expression est également utilisée pour les vapeurs nitreuses, bien que l'on préfère dans ce cas le terme de «vapeurs rutilantes». [Voir cette autre fiche. ] 2, record 1, French, - fum%C3%A9e%20rousse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fumée : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel (fumées). 2, record 1, French, - fum%C3%A9e%20rousse
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fumées rousses
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-01-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- nitrous fumes
1, record 2, English, nitrous%20fumes
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Reference should ... be made ... to the analysis of nitrous fumes. This usually refers to mixtures of nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide and other oxides that exist in equilibrium with them. ... 2, record 2, English, - nitrous%20fumes
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vapeurs nitreuses
1, record 2, French, vapeurs%20nitreuses
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- vapeurs rutilantes 2, record 2, French, vapeurs%20rutilantes
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mélange d’oxydes de l’azote où dominent le bioxyde et le peroxyde. 3, record 2, French, - vapeurs%20nitreuses
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Mélange gazeux d’oxydes de l’azote, contenant du dioxyde qui le colore en rouge. 4, record 2, French, - vapeurs%20nitreuses
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi "fumées rousses". 5, record 2, French, - vapeurs%20nitreuses
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- vapores nitrosos
1, record 2, Spanish, vapores%20nitrosos
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Una de las determinaciones más corrientes con el nitrómetro de LUNGE es la cantidad de vapores nitrosos contenidos en el ácido sulfúrico que sale de las cámaras de plomo o de la torre de GAY LUSSAC. 1, record 2, Spanish, - vapores%20nitrosos
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-02-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- black smoke
1, record 3, English, black%20smoke
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Smoke emitted by a coal fire. 2, record 3, English, - black%20smoke
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
smoke: A phenomenon made up of observable fumes containing gases, solids and liquids. There are several kinds of smoke, the color of which depends on the combustion process causing the smoke. Thus, a coal fire will emit black smoke. A turbine ship whose nozzle might need slight adjustment emits brown smoke. A steel mill emits red smoke. A nitric or sulfuric acid plant might emit yellow smoke. And so it goes. But white smoke is usually not smoke at all, it's steam. 3, record 3, English, - black%20smoke
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fumée noire
1, record 3, French, fum%C3%A9e%20noire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On appelle fumée noire les particules de teinte foncée qui sont émises dans l’environnement. Les résultats sont exprimés en microgrammes par mètre cube. 2, record 3, French, - fum%C3%A9e%20noire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
fumée : Suspension dans un gaz des particules solides ou liquides(vapeur d’eau) émises par une source à la suite d’une opération de transformation chimique ou physique, en particulier l'oxydation(combustion) ou de réduction(haut-fourneau) et qui a la propriété de diffuser et d’absorber partiellement la lumière. Les fumées noires désignent la présence de fines particules de carbone(suies, noir de fumée). Les fumées rousses sont constituées de fines poussières d’oxyde de fer produites en sidérurgie par les convertisseurs soufflés à l'air enrichi en oxygène ou à l'oxygène. 3, record 3, French, - fum%C3%A9e%20noire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] la pollution de l’air a été longtemps exprimée en termes de fumées noires, d’anhydrides sulfureux et de poussières [...] 3, record 3, French, - fum%C3%A9e%20noire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fumée : ce terme est souvent utilisé au pluriel («fumées»). 4, record 3, French, - fum%C3%A9e%20noire
Record 3, Key term(s)
- fumées noires
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación del aire
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- humo negro
1, record 3, Spanish, humo%20negro
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Humo cuya opacidad es igual o superior a cuatro en la escala de Ringelman [humo producido por partículas de carbón]. 1, record 3, Spanish, - humo%20negro
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