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Record 1 2012-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Papermaking Machines
DEF

A flow chamber located at the head end of a fourdrinier or cylinder paper machine. It receives the diluted pulp stock slurry and regulates the head or level to provide uniform and even flow across the width of the wire and the correct volume of stock to the screens and mixing boxes before the cylinder machine vats. It is also known as a mixbox on cylinder machines.

Key term(s)
  • head box
  • flow box
  • breast box

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à papier
DEF

Partie de la machine à papier qui assure une répartition uniforme de la pâte épurée sur toute la largeur de la toile.

OBS

Dans le Cours de formation papetière, vol. 1 de Jean Vilars, «caisse de tête» se trouve sous l'article 8.1.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining of Organic Materials
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
DEF

A device for distributing a suspension of solids in water to a machine, or for retarding the rate of flow, as to a top-feed filter, or for eliminating by overflow some of the finest particles. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

headbox; feed box: terms standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • head-box

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
DEF

Dispositif destiné à fournir à une machine une suspension de solides dans l'eau, ou à retarder la vitesse d'écoulement, par exemple : à un filtre à alimentation par le haut, ou à éliminer par débordement quelques-unes des particules les plus fines. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

bâche d'alimentation : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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