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SCOURER [4 records]

Record 1 2006-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Wool Industry
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

Series of tanks or bowls to wash, rinse, and dry raw wool preparatory to dyeing or carding ...

CONT

The cleaning process removes grease, vegetable matter and dirt from the raw wool. A set of rakes moves the fleece through a series of tubs (called the scouring train) which contain a detergent solution followed by clear water rinses. It them passes through squeeze rolls, and a conveyor carries the clean wool to a hot-air drying chamber.

CONT

We now have a large scourer in Texas who we have helped get certified organic using our special plant based detergents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Industrie lainière
  • Filature (Textiles)
CONT

Le dégraissage se pratique en soumettant la laine brute à l'action de bains détergents, constitués soit par des solutions de savon dans l'eau, soit par des solutions de détergents synthétiques. On ajoute à ces solutions du carbonate de soude. On a en général, un bac trempeur, deux bacs laveurs et deux bacs rinceurs. Ceci constitue la colonne de lavage.

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Equipment
OBS

milling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel agricole
OBS

le grain est projeté par force centrifuge contre les parois rugueuses d'un cylindre

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-01-26

English

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

Rotating bridges are fitted with a set of ejectors which collect the sludge simultaneously from the tank floor. The ejectors are equipped with patented flow regulators and scourers.

French

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

Les ponts tournants sont équipés d'une série d'éjecteurs prélevant les boues simultanément sur le radier. Les éjecteurs sont équipés de dispositifs brevetés de régulation de débit et d'autocurage.

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
OBS

emery or iron clad

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minoterie et céréales
OBS

manteau à l'émeri ou en fer

Spanish

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