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APPAREIL CLASSIFICATION [1 record]

Record 1 2004-12-22

English

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

Appliances used in mineral processing for separating particles too small to be screened in accordance with their settling rate in air or water.

CONT

Among the machines are air classifiers (air cyclones), centrifugal machines, hydraulic, hindered settling and free-settling non-mechanical appliances, hydrocyclones, rake and spiral wet classifiers, bowls, and hydro-classifiers. Main types are free-settling, hydraulic, mechanical, and centrifugal.

OBS

classifier: term standardized by ISO.

PHR

Cell classifier.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Préparation des charbons
DEF

[...] appareil qui permet de classer les grains par entraînement de certaines particules par un courant d'eau ou d'air.

OBS

La plupart des classificateurs travaillent dans des conditions de sédimentation gênée.

OBS

classificateur : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

PHR

Classificateur à cellules.

Key term(s)
  • appareil classeur
  • appareil de classification

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Preparación de los productos mineros
  • Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
  • Preparación del carbón
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