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ROTATING TUMBLER [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Asphalts
  • Oil Production
CONT

Oil sands ore is moved from the base mine dump pocket by conveyor and enters large rotating tumblers where the ore is slurried by steam, hot water (85°C) and caustic soda to condition it for bitumen separation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bitumes
  • Production pétrolière
CONT

Le sable imprégné de bitume est repris de la trémie de réception et transporté par bandes transporteuses à des tambours rotatifs, où il est fluidifié par ajout de vapeur, d'eau chaude (85°C) et de soude caustique.

Spanish

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