Decollement de la flamme

English translation: uprooting of the flame/flame detachment

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French term or phrase:décollement de la flamme
English translation:uprooting of the flame/flame detachment
Entered by: Brigitte Gendebien

04:58 Nov 24, 2001
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering / Systeme d'entrainement au combat des incendies
French term or phrase: Decollement de la flamme
L'extinction de l'incendie sera realisee par le decollement de la flamme.
Karine Houssier (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:01
uprooting/detachment of the flame
Explanation:
The mechanical effect of a fire extinguishing jet normally uproots the flame from its combustion source.
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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 15:01
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4 +1uprooting/detachment of the flame
Parrot
4flame burning away from the nozzle
Sheila Hardie
4flame detachment / flame lift-off / detachment of the flame
Sheila Hardie


  

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flame burning away from the nozzle


Explanation:
This is what the GDT says.

Hope it helps!

Sheila


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  décollement de la flamme
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((On trouve en entrée anglaise :)) flame burning away from nozzle.
 
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Sheila Hardie
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uprooting/detachment of the flame


Explanation:
The mechanical effect of a fire extinguishing jet normally uproots the flame from its combustion source.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 15:01
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1861

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flame detachment / flame lift-off / detachment of the flame


Explanation:
There seem to be various ways of saying this.

HTH

Sheila


The stability/instability of the flame front manifests itself visually as a phenomenon known as "flame detachment" or "flame lift-off". During our flame experiments, we have captured this phenomenon on video for further analysis.


http://www.mtiresearch.com/nld/physics.html

Detachment of flame from burning liquid by air flow.

http://mg.technion.ac.il:8080/catalog/00300721.html

Sheila Hardie
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