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| combustible gas (or vapor) detector | instrument for determining concentration of
combustible gas or vapor |
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| combustion | chemical process of oxidation that occurs at a
rate fast enough to produce heat and usually light either as a glow or flame. |
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| combustion (gas) tests | sampling of combustion products to determine
the percentage of constituents and their temperature. |
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| combustion chamber | enclosure, with or without lines or baffles,
into which fuel or gaseous derivatives of fuel are discharged so that
combustion can occur |
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| combustion control |
device or series of devices that control the
flow of fuel and combustion air in the desired ratio to provide efficient
combustion. |
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| combustion detector | part of primary safety control which is responsive
directly to flame properties |
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| combustion products | effluents from the combustion of a fuel
including the inerts, but excluding excess air |
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| combustion volume | space provided for the burning of fuel |
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| comfort chart |
chart showing operative temperatures with dry‑bulb
temperatures, relative humidities, and air motion by which the effects of the
various conditions on human comfort may be compared. |
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| comfort index | index combining the
properties of an environment for evaluating the sensation of comfort of
occupants; equal to 15 plus 0.4 times the sum of the dry-bulb and wet-bulb
temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit. See also thermal comfort |
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