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SMUDGE SUMP [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
  • Mining of Organic Materials
  • Coal Preparation
DEF

A tank, forming part of the water circuit, in which slurry or small coal settles and is removed continuously by means of a scraper chain or scraper buckets.

OBS

drag tank: [deprecated]; smudge sump: [deprecated].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
  • Préparation des charbons
DEF

Réservoir placé dans le circuit d'eau, dans lequel des schlamms ou du menu charbon se déposent et sont enlevés continuellement par une chaîne racleuse ou des godets racleurs.

Spanish

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