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HORIZONTAL-FLOW TANK [2 records]

Record 1 2011-05-19

English

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

Horizontal-flow tanks and vertical-flow tanks have been constructed in great variety. ... Circular, square, or rectangular in plan, they vary in depth from 7 to 15 ft ...

Key term(s)
  • horizontal-flow settling tank

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stockage des eaux
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
DEF

Bassin dans lequel le liquide se déplace horizontalement, du centre à la périphérie.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage of Water
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Wastewater Treatment
DEF

A tank or basin, with or without baffles in which the direction of flow is horizontal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stockage des eaux
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Traitement des eaux usées
DEF

Bassin dans lequel le liquide s'écoule horizontalement, dans le sens longitudinal ou radial.

Spanish

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