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EFFECTIVE DISCHARGE TIME [1 record]

Record 1 1994-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Extinguishing Agents
DEF

Time from the commencement of discharge of the extinguishing medium at the nozzle to the moment at which discharge of the medium (but not necessarily the propellant gas) ceases.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Agents extincteurs
DEF

Durée entre le début de l'émission d'agent extincteur au niveau du diffuseur et le moment où l'émission de l'agent extincteur (mais pas nécessairement du gaz propulseur) cesse.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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