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HEAVY-FLUID SEPARATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Processing of Mineral Products
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dense-media separation
1, record 1, English, dense%2Dmedia%20separation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- DMS 1, record 1, English, DMS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dense-medium separation 2, record 1, English, dense%2Dmedium%20separation
correct
- heavy media separation 3, record 1, English, heavy%20media%20separation
correct
- heavy-medium separation 2, record 1, English, heavy%2Dmedium%20separation
correct
- sink-float separation 4, record 1, English, sink%2Dfloat%20separation
correct
- sink and float process 5, record 1, English, sink%20and%20float%20process
correct
- sink-and-float 6, record 1, English, sink%2Dand%2Dfloat
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Separation of relatively light (floats) and heavy ore particles (sinks), by immersion in a bath of intermediate density. This is the dense or heavy media, a finely ground slurry of appropriate heavy material in water. 3, record 1, English, - dense%2Dmedia%20separation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
for "sink-and-float" : ... notably used for separation of sinking shale from floating coal in a slurry of intermediate density. 6, record 1, English, - dense%2Dmedia%20separation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- heavy-fluid separation
- heavy fluids separation
- sink and float concentration
- heavy media concentration
- heavy medium concentration
- dense media concentration
- dense medium concentration
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Préparation des produits miniers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- concentration en milieu dense
1, record 1, French, concentration%20en%20milieu%20dense
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- concentration par milieu dense 2, record 1, French, concentration%20par%20milieu%20dense
correct, feminine noun
- séparation en milieu dense 3, record 1, French, s%C3%A9paration%20en%20milieu%20dense
correct, feminine noun
- séparation par milieu dense 3, record 1, French, s%C3%A9paration%20par%20milieu%20dense
correct, feminine noun
- séparation par suspensions denses 4, record 1, French, s%C3%A9paration%20par%20suspensions%20denses
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mode de concentration d'un matériau utilisant la propriété des solides de flotter à la surface d'un liquide, d'une solution ou d'une suspension de masse volumique supérieure à la leur, et de plonger dans un liquide, une solution ou une suspension de masse volumique inférieure. 1, record 1, French, - concentration%20en%20milieu%20dense
Record 1, Key term(s)
- séparation par suspension dense
- séparation par flottants et plongeants
- séparation par liquide dense
- séparation par liqueur dense
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1983-05-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Processing of Mineral Products
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- heavy liquid separation
1, record 2, English, heavy%20liquid%20separation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- heavy fluid separation 2, record 2, English, heavy%20fluid%20separation
correct
- heavy-fluid separation 2, record 2, English, heavy%2Dfluid%20separation
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Separation of ore particles by allowing them to settle through, or float above, a fluid of intermediate density. 1, record 2, English, - heavy%20liquid%20separation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Important laboratory technique, but now obsolescent in production practice. 1, record 2, English, - heavy%20liquid%20separation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Préparation des produits miniers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- séparation par liqueurs denses
1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9paration%20par%20liqueurs%20denses
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- séparation par liqueur dense 2, record 2, French, s%C3%A9paration%20par%20liqueur%20dense
correct
- séparation par liquide dense 2, record 2, French, s%C3%A9paration%20par%20liquide%20dense
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La séparation par liqueurs denses de produits de densités différentes est un procédé classique de laboratoire pour la détermination des minéraux en grains. On utilise surtout pour cela des liquides organiques (...). A l'échelle industrielle, ces procédés seraient trop coûteux à cause des pertes de réactifs. 1, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9paration%20par%20liqueurs%20denses
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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