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OVERSIZE PARTICLES [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
DEF

A portion of a test sample retained on a sieve of aperture size X mm; it is designated by + X mm.

CONT

Materials rejected by the aperture (overs) discharge over the far end ... When the particle is ... large, ... it will pass over the entire screen and be rejected with the overs.

OBS

oversize: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
DEF

Portion d'une charge retenue par un tamis ayant la dimension d'ouverture de X mm; elle est désignée par + X mm.

CONT

[...] les grains de dimensions supérieures sont retenus et évacués séparément. [...] on obtient la surclasse ou refus.

OBS

refus de tamisage : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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