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MICROBUBBLE [2 records]

Record 1 2003-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Preparation and Mixing
CONT

Air entraining agents. Their function is to cause microbubbles of air to form, which are uniformly spread throughout the mass of the concrete, mortar or grout. ... The microbubbles that cut off the capillary networks limit the development of stresses due to freezing of the water in the interstices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du béton
DEF

Dans un mortier ou un béton, [...] chacune des inclusions d'air microscopiques [...] dont la formation est favorisée par les adjuvants entraîneurs d'air.

Spanish

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Record 2 1982-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
CONT

For a flotation unit of a given cross-section, the use of bubbles several mm in diameter will result in an air flow much greater than that for microbubbles if a satisfactory distribution of the bubbles is desired over all the cross-section.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
  • Traitement des eaux
CONT

Pour un flottateur de section donnée, l'emploi de bulles de quelques millimètres de diamètre conduira à un débit d'air beaucoup plus important que celui de microbulles si l'on désire une bonne répartition des bulles sur toute la section.

Spanish

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