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PILOT FLAME [2 records]

Record 1 2017-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
  • Gas and Oil Heating
DEF

A small burner kept lighted to rekindle the principal burner (as in a flash boiler).

OBS

pilot burner: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
  • Chauffage au gaz et au mazout
OBS

brûleur de veilleuse : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
DEF

... a flame, smaller than the main burner flame, ... used to light off the main burner or burners.

OBS

pilot; pilot flame: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
DEF

Petite flamme d'un appareil à gaz ou à mazout que l'on peut laisser brûler en permanence pour permettre l'allumage automatique de l'appareil.

CONT

[...] le brûleur à flamme pilote : celle-ci, alimentée par une fine cannelure, se trouve à la base de la flamme principale, qu'elle stabilise.

OBS

veilleuse; flamme pilote : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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