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FOUR RESISTANCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-06-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- resistance furnace
1, record 1, English, resistance%20furnace
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A heating apparatus in which the heat energy is generated by the flow of electricity through resistance material within the furnace. 2, record 1, English, - resistance%20furnace
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term is probably more appropriately used in those cases where the furnace charge constitutes the resistance, and resistor furnace would then be the term to apply to those instances in which resistance alloys, developing high temperatures, were used to convey the current. In the latter case the resistances (resistors) are generally not in contact with the charge, but are located in the furnace walls. 2, record 1, English, - resistance%20furnace
Record 1, Key term(s)
- resistor furnace
- electric resistance furnace
- electric resistor furnace
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fours (Métallurgie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- four à résistance
1, record 1, French, four%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9sistance
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le four à résistance, où l'on emploie des résistances calculées de façon à s'échauffer au besoin jusqu'au blanc éblouissant sous l'influence du courant. 2, record 1, French, - four%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9sistance
Record 1, Key term(s)
- four à résistances
- four électrique à résistances
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- strip heater 1, record 2, English, strip%20heater
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- four à résistance
1, record 2, French, four%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9sistance
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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