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Record 1 2006-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solid Fuel Heating
  • Coal-Derived Fuels
  • Mining of Organic Materials
DEF

A vessel into which materials are fed, usually constructed in the form of an inverted pyramid or cone terminating in an opening through which the materials are discharged.

CONT

Chain-Grate and Traveling Grate Stokers ... coal, fed from a hopper onto the moving grate, enters the furnace after passing under an adjustable gate to regulate the thickness of the fuel bed.

OBS

[This vessel is] not primarily intended for storage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage aux combustibles solides
  • Combustibles dérivés des charbons
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
DEF

Récipient dans lequel on introduit les matières, ayant en général la forme d'une pyramide ou d'un cône renversés se terminant en une ouverture par laquelle les matières sont déchargées.

OBS

[Ce récipient] n'est pas destiné en premier lieu au stockage.

Spanish

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