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pebble mill [2 records]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
DEF

Horizontally mounted cylindrical mill, charged with flints or selected lumps of ore or rock. Usually long and high discharge.

DEF

A tumbling mill that grinds or pulverizes materials without contaminating them with iron. (...) Selected hard pieces of the material being ground can be used as pebbles to further prevent contamination.

OBS

The tube mill is usually long in comparison with its diameter (...). The pebble mill is a tube mill with flint or ceramic pebbles as the grinding medium and may be lined with ceramic or other non-metallic liners.

French

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

Broyeur utilisant des galets comme corps broyants.

DEF

Galets: Corps broyants d'origine minérale. Ce terme désigne des galets ordinaires naturels et par extension, des boulets de porcelaine et des blocs de matériau (autobroyage).

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
  • Facilities and Equipment (Rubber)
DEF

Rotating drum, generally mounted horizontally, containing loose balls of hard material to pulverize coarse particles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
  • Installations et équipement (Caoutchouc)
DEF

Tambour rotatif, généralement monté horizontalement, renfermant des boulets en matière dure pour réduire en poudre des particules grossières.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
  • Instalaciones y equipo (Caucho)
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