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SHEAVE [3 records]

Record 1 2023-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulleys and Belts
  • Hoisting and Lifting
  • Materials Handling
CONT

Sheaves are wheels with a grooved periphery, in appropriate mountings, that change the direction or the point of application of a force transmitted by means of a rope or cable. Pulleys are made of one or more sheaves mounted in a frame ...

Key term(s)
  • block sheeve

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poulies et courroies
  • Levage
  • Manutention
DEF

Roue d'une poulie dont le pourtour présente une gorge pour recevoir un câble ou une chaîne.

CONT

[Le] réa [...] est généralement utilisé pour changer la direction d'une corde, ou d'un câble sur l'extrémité duquel on tire […] Le réa, tournant sur un axe fixe, sert de «renvoi» dans un «levage» (charge décollée du sol), dans une «traction» de charge ou dans une simple tension du câble.

OBS

réa : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

A bundle of incompletely separated wood fibres, which may appear in the finished sheet as an imperfection.

OBS

Commonly found in papers from mechanical pulps.

OBS

Shives can seriously impair the cleanliness and quality of bleached pulp.

OBS

shive: term usually used in the plural.

OBS

shive: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • shives
  • fiber bundle
  • fiber-clump
  • shieves

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Fragment grossier de matières fibreuses présent dans la pâte ou le papier et provenant d'une désagrégation imparfaite à la mise en pâte.

OBS

bûchette; incuit : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

OBS

bûchette : terme normalisé par l'ISO et l'AFNOR.

Key term(s)
  • bûchettes
  • incuits

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)

Spanish

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