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DE-SILTING CHANNEL [1 record]

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Record 1 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Dust Removal
OBS

The general form of de-silting equipment is that of rectangular or circular clarifiers, with or without scraping. The sludge may be extracted: directly by mobile suction pumps mounted on a travelling bridge moving back and forth (de-silting channels without scraper) at speeds from 1 to 3 cm/s (2 to 6 ft/min).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Dépoussiérage
OBS

La forme générale des débourbeurs est celle de décanteurs rectangulaires ou circulaires, raclés ou non. Les boues peuvent être extraites: directement par pompes suceuses mobiles, montées sur pont roulant à mouvement alternatif (débourbeurs couloirs non raclés) se déplaçant à une vitesse de l'ordre de 1 à 3 cm/s.

Spanish

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