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INTERSTITIAL WATER [2 records]

Record 1 2020-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
CONT

Floc water – the water trapped in the flocs, removed when the flocs are squeezed so that they expel the water trapped in the lattice structure. Floc water is removed by mechanical dewatering.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
  • Traitement des eaux
CONT

[...] la déshydratation mécanique a pour objectif d'éliminer l'eau contenue dans les flocs (eau interstitielle) [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

The water which is retained in the interstices (or spaces) between solid particles. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

interstitial water: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Eau qui est retenue dans les espaces (ou interstices) situés entre les particules solides. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

CONT

À propos de l'essai oedométrique [...] un sol saturé soumis à une surcharge extérieure, perd une partie de son eau interstitielle à la façon d'une éponge pressée, et diminue de volume.

OBS

eau interstitielle : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Agua contenida en los intersticios de la roca.

OBS

El agua fósil y el agua congénita pueden calificarse también de intersticiales si quedaron retenidas en los intersticios de una roca.

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