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Record 1 2011-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Field Engineering (Military)
DEF

Reversal of flow through a rapid sand filter to wash clogging material out of the filtering medium and reduce conditions causing loss of head.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Génie (Militaire)
DEF

Nettoyage d'un filtre par un courant d'eau en sens inverse du sens de filtrage, généralement accéléré par une insufflation d'air ou brassage mécanique.

OBS

réextraction : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie et par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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