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dense medium [1 record]

Record 1 2006-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
  • Coal Preparation
DEF

A fluid formed by the artificial suspension in water of heavy particles ...

CONT

A dense slurry is prepared from the condensable pyrolysis oil and the solid char, which contains up to 90% of the original biomass energy. The slurries are easily pumped and compactly stored in tanks ...

OBS

The plural of "medium" is "media".

OBS

dense medium; heavy medium: terms standardized by ISO.

PHR

Dense medium circuit.

Key term(s)
  • dense media
  • heavy media

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Génie chimique
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Préparation des charbons
DEF

Pulpe obtenue en mélangeant à un liquide, dans certaines proportions, un solide dense finement broyé.

CONT

Les suspensions denses sont utilisées dans certains appareils de concentration en milieu dense. Elles doivent posséder certaines qualités de stabilité et de fluidité.

CONT

Un premier objectif simple est de produire une suspension dense, qui se manipule comme un fuel lourd, mais qui présente le même taux ce cendres que le charbon d'origine.

OBS

milieu dense; médium dense : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

PHR

Circuit en milieu dense.

Spanish

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