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PRIMARY SEPARATION VESSEL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Technology - Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- primary separation vessel
1, record 1, English, primary%20separation%20vessel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PSV 1, record 1, English, PSV
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The bitumen extraction processes initially used by GCOS [Great Canadian Oil Sands] and Syncrude were based on the Hot Water Extraction Method ... Oil sands ore is moved from the base mine dump pocket by conveyor and enters large rotating tumblers where the ore is slurried ... to condition it for bitumen separation. The aerated slurry from the tumblers discharges into vibrating screens where large materials ... are rejected. The slurry is diluted in pump boxes and pumped to the Primary Separation Vessels (PSV), where bitumen rises to the surface as a froth and is skimmed off, while the sand settles to the bottom. 1, record 1, English, - primary%20separation%20vessel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
primary separation vessel: term usually used in the plural. 1, record 1, English, - primary%20separation%20vessel
Record 1, Key term(s)
- primary separation vessels
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareillage (Technologie pétrolière)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- séparateur primaire
1, record 1, French, s%C3%A9parateur%20primaire
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les premiers procédés de séparation du bitume mis en œuvre par la GCOS [Great Canadian Oil Sands] et Syncrude étaient dérivés du procédé d'extraction à l'eau chaude [...] Le sable imprégné de bitume est repris de la trémie de réception et transporté par des bandes transporteuses à des tambours rotatifs, où il est fluidifié [...] Au sortir des tambours, le mélange aéré tombe sur des tamis vibrants qui éliminent la roche et les amas d'argile. Il est ensuite dilué et acheminé par des pompes vers les séparateurs primaires, où le bitume remonte à la surface sous forme d'écume et le sable se dépose au fond. 1, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9parateur%20primaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
séparateur primaire : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 1, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9parateur%20primaire
Record 1, Key term(s)
- séparateurs primaires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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