- Branche: Fire safety
- Number of terms: 98780
- Number of blossaries: 0
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A gas used as a fuel source, including natural gas, manufactured gas, sludge gas, liquefied petroleum gas-air mixtures, liquefied petroleum gas in the vapor phase, and mixtures of these gases.
Industry:Fire safety
A gas vent for venting listed Category II, III, and IV gas appliances.
Industry:Fire safety
A gas with an autoignition temperature in air at or below 54. 4°C (130°F).
Industry:Fire safety
A gaseous fuel occurring in nature and consisting mostly of a mixture of organic compounds, normally methane, ethane, propane, and butane. The calorific value of natural gases varies between about 26. 1 MJ/m3 and 55. 9 MJ/m3 (700 Btu per ft3 and 1500 Btu per ft3), the majority averaging 37. 3 MJ/m3 (1000 Btu per ft3).
Industry:Fire safety
A gas-fired cooking appliance for outdoor use only that is provided with a means of support by the manufacturer and is connected to a fixed gas piping system.
Industry:Fire safety
A gas-fired device that applies hot gas from the heater combustion chamber directly to a portion of the container surface in contact with LP-Gas liquid.
Industry:Fire safety
A gastight partition between two adjacent spaces, or two nonadjacent spaces, with no means of gas communication between the spaces.
Industry:Fire safety
A gastight recovery system comprised of equipment or devices that can be placed over a leak in a compressed gas container, thereby stopping or controlling the escape of gas from the leaking container.
Industry:Fire safety
A gastight recovery vessel designed so that a leaking compressed gas container can be placed within its confines, thereby encapsulating the leaking container.
Industry:Fire safety
