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SELF CLEANSING [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
OBS

self-cleansing velocity: the minimum velocity in sewers necessary to keep solids in suspension, thus preventing their deposition and subsequent nuisance from stoppages and odors of decomposition.

Key term(s)
  • self cleansing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
DEF

Nettoyage des égouts par écoulement des eaux usées à une vitesse suffisante pour entraîner les dépôts.

DEF

Action par laquelle la vitesse de l'eau dans une conduite est suffisante pour entraîner des particules solides, minérales ou non, et notamment le sable.

Spanish

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