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COMMINUTING DEVICE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
- Wastewater Treatment
- Sewers and Drainage
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- comminutor
1, record 1, English, comminutor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- comminuting device 1, record 1, English, comminuting%20device
correct
- cummunitor 2, record 1, English, cummunitor
avoid, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To eliminate the problems associated with the collection, removal, storage and handling of the screenings, devices are installed for the continuous intercepting, shredding and grinding into small pieces of the large floating material in the waste flow. These cutting and shredding devices are called comminutors. 1, record 1, English, - comminutor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "comminutor" is strictly speaking used to designate only a specific type of shredding device. In a larger sense it is used to designate all types of shredders. A few authors have assigned a third, even larger, sense to the term. They use "comminutor" to mean any type of grinding as well as shredding device. It is this third meaning which is the object of this record. In French, "dilacérateur" refers to cutting and shredding devices only. 3, record 1, English, - comminutor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"communitor": although used in some sources (e.g. Internet), the right spelling is "comminutor" and not "communitor". 4, record 1, English, - comminutor
Record 1, Key term(s)
- comminuter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
- Traitement des eaux usées
- Égouts et drainage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dilacérateur
1, record 1, French, dilac%C3%A9rateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dilacération. Cette opération de traitement [...] a pour but de désintégrer les matières solides charriées par l'eau. Au lieu d'être extraites de l'effluent brut ces matières sont déchiquetées au passage et poursuivent le circuit de l'eau vers les stades de traitement suivants. [...] On distingue les dilacérateurs au fil de l'eau et les dilacérateurs associés (sous-entendu avec une grille mécanique). 1, record 1, French, - dilac%C3%A9rateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il n'existe pas en français d'équivalent parfait pour la notion anglaise. Les Français utilisent, soit des dilacérateurs (cutting and shredding), soit des broyeurs (grinding), mais aucun appareil ne fait les trois opérations. 2, record 1, French, - dilac%C3%A9rateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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