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EQUAL-SETTLING PARTICLES [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

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

Particles possessing equal terminal velocities. They are the oversize material and form the underflow of a classifier.

OBS

terminal velocity: The constant velocity acquired by a particle falling in water or air when the frictional resistance is equal to the gravitational pull.

OBS

equal-falling particles: term rarely used in the singular (equal-falling particle).

Key term(s)
  • equal-settling particles
  • equal-falling particle
  • equal-settling particle

French

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

Particules dont les vitesses limites de chute libre dans un fluide donné, sous l'action de la pesanteur, sont égales.

OBS

particules équivalentes; particules équitombantes : termes rarement utilisés au singulier (particule équivalente; particule équitombante).

Key term(s)
  • particule équivalente
  • particule équitombante

Spanish

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