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National Fire Protection Association
업종: Fire safety
Number of terms: 98780
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Established in 1896, NFPA's mission is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.
A vaporizer in which heat furnished by a flame is directly applied to some form of heat exchange surface in contact with the liquid LP-Gas to be vaporized. This classification includes submerged-combustion vaporizers.
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A valved hose connection.
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A valved connection on a water supply system having one or more outlets and that is used to supply hose and fire department pumpers with water.
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A valved connection on a water supply system having one or more outlets and that is used to supply hose and fire department pumpers with water.
Industry:Fire safety
A valved connection on a water supply system having one or more outlets and that is used to supply hose and fire department pumpers with water on private property. Where connected to a public water system, the private hydrants are supplied by a private service main that begins at the point of service designated by the AHJ, usually at a manually operated valve near the property line.
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A valve, usually a needle valve, that precisely controls flow of gas.
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A valve, not necessarily dusttight, used to inhibit hot gases from traveling back into any system component open for inspection or maintenance.
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A valve, installed by the serving gas supplier between the service meter or source of supply and the customer piping system, to shut off the entire piping system.
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A valve whose primary function is to operate in either a fully shutoff or a fully open condition.
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A valve used to cool a pump by discharging a small quantity of water, this valve is separate from and independent of the main relief valve.
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