- Industry: 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.
An electrochemical system that consumes fuel to produce an electric current. The main chemical reaction used in a fuel cell for producing electric power is not combustion. However, there may be sources of combustion used within the overall fuel cell system such as reformers/fuel processors.
Industry:Fire safety
An electrified transportation system, utilizing a fixed guideway, operating on right-of-way for the mass movement of passengers within a metropolitan area, and consisting of its fixed guideways, transit vehicles, and other rolling stock; power system; buildings; maintenance facilities; stations; transit vehicle yard; and other stationary and movable apparatus, equipment, appurtenances, and structures.
Industry:Fire safety
An electrically driven, sealed gas, in-line, pressure-boosting device that supplies fuel that is consumed by a continuous process without intermediate storage.
Industry:Fire safety
An electrically propelled passenger-carrying vehicle characterized by high acceleration and braking rates for frequent starts and stops and fast passenger loading and unloading.
Industry:Fire safety
An electrically driven or controlled machine, with one or more motors, not hand-portable, and used primarily to transport and distribute water for agricultural purposes.
Industry:Fire safety
An electrical supply point from which service drops, service conductors, feeders, or branch circuits to buildings or structures utilized under single management are supplied.
Industry:Fire safety
An electrical spark, caused by differences of potential, that occurs between conductive metal bodies or between conductive metal bodies and a component of a lightning protection system or ground.
Industry:Fire safety
An electrical device that converts single-phase power to 3-phase electric power.
Industry:Fire safety
