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TEMPS VIDANGE [3 records]

Record 1 2017-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

The ease of adjustment should ... be emphasized. It is merely necessary to reset the manual valve admitting air into the vacuum chamber in order to adjust the emptying time to suit the density of the floc to be clarified.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

Il faut souligner [...] la facilité de réglage, qui comporte uniquement la manœuvre de la vanne manuelle commandant la rentrée d'air dans la cloche, afin d'en régler le temps de vidange en fonction de la densité du floc à décanter.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Equipment (Chemistry)
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Équipement (Chimie)
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 3 1982-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
OBS

The interval of time necessary for an amount of water equal to the volume of a lake to pass through its outlet, computed by dividing lake volume by flow rate (usually mean flow) of the outlet.

Key term(s)
  • flushing time

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

Spanish

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