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MELANGE AIR [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vapor-air mixture
1, record 1, English, vapor%2Dair%20mixture
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vapor-air mixture: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 2, record 1, English, - vapor%2Dair%20mixture
Record 1, Key term(s)
- vapour-air mixture
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mélange de vapeur et d’air
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9lange%20de%20vapeur%20et%20d%26rsquo%3Bair
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mélange de vapeur et d'air : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9lange%20de%20vapeur%20et%20d%26rsquo%3Bair
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
- Aircraft Systems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- air mix valve
1, record 2, English, air%20mix%20valve
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
- Circuits des aéronefs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vanne de mélange d’air
1, record 2, French, vanne%20de%20m%C3%A9lange%20d%26rsquo%3Bair
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vanne de mélange d'air : terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) – Opérations aériennes. 2, record 2, French, - vanne%20de%20m%C3%A9lange%20d%26rsquo%3Bair
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-12-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Air Conditioning and Heating
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- air mixture 1, record 3, English, air%20mixture
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Air mixture. ... it can be proved that the state point of a mixture of two airstreams lies on a straight line connecting the state points of the individual airstreams ... 1, record 3, English, - air%20mixture
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mélange d'air
1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9lange%20d%27air
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mélange d'air. Les conditions d'un mélange sont [...] déterminées sur le diagramme [...] On porte à partir d'un des deux points [...] dans une direction quelconque [...] une longueur représentant la quantité d'air correspondant à l'autre point 1, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9lange%20d%27air
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-06-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Burners and Steamfitting
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- yellow flame burner
1, record 4, English, yellow%20flame%20burner
correct, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- yellow-flame burner 2, record 4, English, yellow%2Dflame%20burner
correct
- luminous flame burner 3, record 4, English, luminous%20flame%20burner
correct
- diffusion flame burner 4, record 4, English, diffusion%20flame%20burner
- diffusion-flame burner 5, record 4, English, diffusion%2Dflame%20burner
correct
- long-flame burner 5, record 4, English, long%2Dflame%20burner
- long flame burner 4, record 4, English, long%20flame%20burner
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A burner which purposely has poor mixing of fuel and air (using secondary air only) so that the fuel takes more time to burn, thus producing a long, luminous flame. 4, record 4, English, - yellow%20flame%20burner
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
yellow flame burner: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 6, record 4, English, - yellow%20flame%20burner
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Fumisterie et brûleurs
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- brûleur à gaz à flamme blanche
1, record 4, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20gaz%20%C3%A0%20flamme%20blanche
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- brûleur à flamme blanche 2, record 4, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20flamme%20blanche
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- brûleur sans mélange préalable de l'air et du gaz 3, record 4, French, br%C3%BBleur%20sans%20m%C3%A9lange%20pr%C3%A9alable%20de%20l%27air%20et%20du%20gaz
correct, masculine noun
- brûleur sans mélange préalable de gaz et d’air 1, record 4, French, br%C3%BBleur%20sans%20m%C3%A9lange%20pr%C3%A9alable%20de%20gaz%20et%20d%26rsquo%3Bair
correct, masculine noun
- brûleur sans mélange préalable air-gaz 4, record 4, French, br%C3%BBleur%20sans%20m%C3%A9lange%20pr%C3%A9alable%20air%2Dgaz
correct, masculine noun
- brûleur à flamme de diffusion 5, record 4, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20flamme%20de%20diffusion
correct, masculine noun
- brûleur à longue flamme 6, record 4, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20longue%20flamme
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les brûleurs à gaz sont de deux types [...] : les brûleurs à flamme blanche et les brûleurs à flamme bleue. Les brûleurs à flamme blanche sont des brûleurs sans mélange préalable de gaz et d'air. Ils sont constitués essentiellement par un plateau de brûleur qui peut être, soit une couronne torique [...] soit un ensemble de rampes [...] Sur la couronne ou sur les rampes sont montés les becs [...] Le gaz arrive pur aux orifices de sortie et emprunte alors à l'atmosphère la totalité de l'air nécessaire à sa combustion. 1, record 4, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20gaz%20%C3%A0%20flamme%20blanche
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Brûleur sans mélange préalable air-gaz. Dans ces brûleurs, dits encore brûleurs à flamme de diffusion [...] La flamme est très blanche et brillante (d'où le nom de brûleurs à flamme blanche). 4, record 4, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20gaz%20%C3%A0%20flamme%20blanche
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Brûleurs sans mélange préalable de l'air et du gaz. [...] Le contact de l'air comburant et de la flamme n'a lieu que superficiellement, ce qui transforme le carbone en suie; il en résulte une flamme longue et brillante. 7, record 4, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20gaz%20%C3%A0%20flamme%20blanche
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
brûleur à gaz à flamme blanche : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 8, record 4, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20gaz%20%C3%A0%20flamme%20blanche
Record 4, Key term(s)
- brûleur sans mélange préalable air gaz
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-02-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- air mixing chamber
1, record 5, English, air%20mixing%20chamber
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) the controller [opens] the hot air bypass valve, allowing the hot air to circumvent the air-cycle system refrigeration components and to go directly to the air mixing chamber. 1, record 5, English, - air%20mixing%20chamber
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- chambre de mélange d’air 1, record 5, French, chambre%20de%20m%C3%A9lange%20d%26rsquo%3Bair
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-02-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- HVAC Distribution Systems
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- mixed airflow 1, record 6, English, mixed%20airflow
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Distribution et évacuation (chauffage et conditionnement d'air)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- écoulement d’air mélangé
1, record 6, French, %C3%A9coulement%20d%26rsquo%3Bair%20m%C3%A9lang%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Contrairement aux deux variantes de l'écoulement à déplacement, l'air de l'écoulement d'air mélangé peut être introduit par le plafond du local ou par les parois latérales, au moyen de diffuseurs à jet rotatif inducteur ou de buses à longue portée. 1, record 6, French, - %C3%A9coulement%20d%26rsquo%3Bair%20m%C3%A9lang%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-04-28
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Burners and Steamfitting
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- premix burner
1, record 7, English, premix%20burner
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- premixing burner 2, record 7, English, premixing%20burner
correct
- premixed burner 3, record 7, English, premixed%20burner
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gas burner in which the gas and air are mixed before they are introduced into the combustion chamber. Usually, the gas and air are both fed into a fan or blower, and the mixture is then blown into the combustion chamber. A premix burner burns with a short, hot flame with high heat release. Examples are Mechanical-premix, Fanmix, and Zero-Governor Burners. 4, record 7, English, - premix%20burner
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In a premix burner, gas and primary air are mixed together, and the mixture is then introduced into secondary air in the combustion zone. 5, record 7, English, - premix%20burner
Record 7, Key term(s)
- pre-mix burner
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Fumisterie et brûleurs
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- brûleur à prémélange
1, record 7, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20pr%C3%A9m%C3%A9lange
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- brûleur à prémélangé 2, record 7, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20pr%C3%A9m%C3%A9lang%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- brûleur à mélange préalable 3, record 7, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20m%C3%A9lange%20pr%C3%A9alable
correct, masculine noun
- brûleur avec mélange préalable de l'air et du gaz 4, record 7, French, br%C3%BBleur%20avec%20m%C3%A9lange%20pr%C3%A9alable%20de%20l%27air%20et%20du%20gaz
correct, masculine noun
- brûleur à mélange préalable de gaz et d’air 5, record 7, French, br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20m%C3%A9lange%20pr%C3%A9alable%20de%20gaz%20et%20d%26rsquo%3Bair
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Brûleur dans lequel le gaz combustible, le gaz comburant et l'aérosol sont mélangés avant le front de flamme. 2, record 7, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20pr%C3%A9m%C3%A9lange
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour mettre en présence, lors de la combustion, le gaz et l'air, deux techniques peuvent être utilisées, ce qui permet une classification des brûleurs: - brûleurs sans mélange préalable de l'air et du gaz [...] - brûleurs avec mélange préalable de l'air et du gaz; le gaz est mélangé avant son admission dans le foyer avec une partie ou la totalité de l'air nécessaire à sa combustion complète; si la quantité d'air mélangée au gaz (aération primaire) est insuffisante pour assurer une combustion complète de gaz, il faut prévoir au niveau de la flamme une alimentation d'air (aération secondaire) qui permette d'achever la combustion du gaz. 4, record 7, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20pr%C3%A9m%C3%A9lange
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
2.3 Brûleurs à prémélange. 2.31 Brûleurs à prémélange air-gaz sous pression. [...] 2.32 Brûleurs à prémélange à gaz seul sous pression. 1, record 7, French, - br%C3%BBleur%20%C3%A0%20pr%C3%A9m%C3%A9lange
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1986-07-08
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- lean air/fuel ratio sensor
1, record 8, English, lean%20air%2Ffuel%20ratio%20sensor
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lean A/F sensors actually measure the partial pressure of oxygen ... in the engine's exhaust. 1, record 8, English, - lean%20air%2Ffuel%20ratio%20sensor
Record 8, Key term(s)
- lean A/F ratio sensor
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- capteur de mélange air/essence pauvre
1, record 8, French, capteur%20de%20m%C3%A9lange%20air%2Fessence%20pauvre
proposal, 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 1976-06-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Compressors
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- inshot 1, record 9, English, inshot
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Compresseurs
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- mélange d’air sous pression 1, record 9, French, m%C3%A9lange%20d%26rsquo%3Bair%20sous%20pression
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Air Conditioning and Heating
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- blend-air heating system 1, record 10, English, blend%2Dair%20heating%20system
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
blend-air Magic air blenders - provide the ultimate in perimeter heating. They pre-mix room air with warm air before delivering blended air into the home. (Coleman - Building Material News) 1, record 10, English, - blend%2Dair%20heating%20system
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- système de chauffage à air mélangé
1, record 10, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20chauffage%20%C3%A0%20air%20m%C3%A9lang%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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