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COUNTER-CURRENT FLUSHING [1 record]

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Record 1 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Wastewater Treatment
OBS

In small or medium-sized drinking-water treatment plants, the strainers on the raw water pump inlets sometimes perform the duty of bar screens. Some strainers are self-cleaning and use counter-current flushing devices of different sorts, such as an incorporated flushing siphon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

Dans les stations de traitement d'eau de consommation de faible ou moyenne importance, les crépines des pompes d'eau brute font parfois office de grille. Certaines crépines sont auto-nettoyables par chasse à contre-courant grâce à différents dispositifs dont l'un fait appel à un siphon de chasse incorporé.

Spanish

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