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WET STOCK [1 record]

Record 1 1994-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

Stock that, when drained either under gravity or suction, parts with the water of the suspension with difficulty. The condition of any given stock may be measured and expressed numerically as the drainability or as the freeness value. The opposite of "wet" (often termed "slow") is "free".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Pâte qui, soumise à l'égouttage par gravité ou aspiration, se sépare difficilement de l'eau de la suspension. La condition d'une pâte donnée peut se mesurer et s'exprimer numériquement par l'égouttabilité ou l'indice d'égouttage. Le contraire de [grasse] (souvent appelée [slow]) est [maigre]

Spanish

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