mise à bas des feux
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| French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial / Waste incineration plant | |||||||
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| 4 | control fire |
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| 3 | extinguishing the burners |
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17 hrs confidence: 
control fire Explanation: mise à bas literally means lowering of fire but here in the case of a furnace it means control of fire |
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extinguishing the burners Explanation: The incinerator's thermostat triggers the burners to extinguish when an appropriate temperature is reached, increasing fuel efficiency significantly. ... www.wastespectrum.com/incinerator-derwent.aspx - "The burners manage to operate, but occasional plant upsets can spike the tail gas flow, extinguishing a burner and shutting down the incinerator. ..." www.banksengineering.com/claus.htm - "Thus in many applications, main burners will extinguish part way through the burn ... the incinerator part way through a burn using the top loading door. ..." www.ellendaleengineering.co.uk/product_7.htm - -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 hrs (2010-06-08 08:10:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I am a bit confused by your note: "...part of the overall "mise à bas des feux" process includes shutting down the burners" - the other way around perhaps? Once the burners are shut down, what else can one do with them? So perhaps it is turning down the burners prior to shutting them down/extinguishing them. An incinerator with a main combustion chamber leading directly to two consecutive ... beyond the desired 1400° F., the sensors 44 turn down the burners 37. ... www.freepatentsonline.com/4438705.html - |
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