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barrel washer [1 record]

Record 1 2002-06-12

English

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

A washer comprising a cylinder rotating slowly about an axis which is slightly inclined to the horizontal and into which the raw coal, with a current of water or of a suspension, is fed near its upper end.

OBS

The clean coal is carried by the water or suspension to the lower end of the cylinder over a scroll which conveys the reject to the upper end of the cylinder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles dérivés des charbons
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
DEF

Appareil de lavage comportant un cylindre en rotation lente autour d'un axe légèrement incliné sur l'horizontale, dans lequel le charbon brut, dans un courant d'eau ou d'une suspension, est amené à proximité de l'extrémité supérieure.

OBS

Le charbon épuré est entraîné par l'eau ou la suspension jusqu'à l'extrémité inférieure du cylindre au-dessus d'une volute qui renvoie les rejets à l'extrémité supérieure du cylindre.

Spanish

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