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BALAYAGE SURFACE [4 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-02-25

English

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

... the Aquazur V filter is similar to the T filter ... It differs in the water depth, which is normally 1.20 m, in the supply system and in the washing system which latter combines the filtered water return with a surface sweeping system using the water to be filtered.

French

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

[...] le filtre Aquazur V est semblable au filtre T à faible hauteur d'eau. [...] Il en diffère sur les points suivants; par une hauteur d'eau normalement égale à 1,20 m, par son mode d'alimentation et son mode de lavage conjuguant le retour d'eau filtrée avec un balayage de surface utilisant l'eau à filtrer.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

... the surface sweep speeds up the rinse; the use of raw water reduces consumption of filtered wash-water and therefore also saves the electricity otherwise required for pumping.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

L'introduction d'eau à filtrer, par des trous pratiqués à la base de la goulotte en «V» située face à la goulotte d'évacuation de l'eau de lavage assure un balayage en surface qui pousse à l'égout les impuretés en éliminant tout point à vitesse horizontale nulle où les particules détachées pourraient redécanter.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

A 3D representation mode of symmetrical, curved objects such as bottle or glass by making line of half the profile and "sweeping" it through 180 degrees.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Mode de représentation en 3D d'objets symétriques et incurvés tels qu'une bouteille ou un verre construits en traçant les lignes du profil de la moitié de l'objet et en le «balayant» ensuite à 180.

Spanish

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Record 4 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

V type Aquazur filters ... are fitted with the same types of floor and regulating mechanisms as the T type Aquazur filters, from which they differ by reason of ... the feed and washing methods used, in which the water to be filtered is employed for surface scouring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

Les filtres Aquazur type V [...] son mode d'alimentation et son mode de lavage [...] fait appel à un balayage de surface utilisant l'eau à filtrer.

Spanish

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