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Record 1 1982-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

Plate towers and packing towers filled with a contact mass Raschig rings, coke, etc.) are generally used. At the top of the tower is a water inlet and a device to disperse it evenly and finely over the entire surface of the tower; the entraining fluid is admitted at the bottom.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

[Stripping]. On utilise [...] des tours à plateaux ou des tours chargées d'une masse de contact (anneaux de Raschig, coke, etc.) comportant à leur partie supérieure une arrivée d'eau finement dispersée sur toute la surface de la tour et, en bas, un dispositif de soufflage de fluide d'entraînement.

Spanish

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