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GRIT WASHER [2 records]

Record 1 1991-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Equipment
OBS

to produce an acceptable aggregate ... deleterious substances must be removed from the raw material. ... Where actual scrubbing is required, something similar to a log washer is used. (HOMAT 71 661).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)
OBS

Lorsqu'il s'agit (...) de laver la fraction sableuse d'une grave, on se borne à utiliser soit des décanteurs à vis d'Archimède soit des décanteurs à aubes. Dans les deux cas, l'eau chargée arrive dans un bac de décantation.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
DEF

A device used for washing the sand in a slow sand filter, as well as that from a rapid sand filter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Traitement des eaux
DEF

Dispositif assurant la séparation de la matière organique déposée en même temps que le sable dans le dessableur.

Spanish

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