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TANQUE SEDIMENTACION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-09-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
- Wastewater Treatment
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- settling tank
1, record 1, English, settling%20tank
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- settling basin 2, record 1, English, settling%20basin
correct
- sedimentation basin 3, record 1, English, sedimentation%20basin
correct
- sedimentation tank 4, record 1, English, sedimentation%20tank
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A basin in which wastewater containing settleable solids is retained to remove by gravity a part of the suspended matter. 5, record 1, English, - settling%20tank
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
- Traitement des eaux usées
- Traitement des eaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- décanteur
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9canteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bassin de décantation 2, record 1, French, bassin%20de%20d%C3%A9cantation
correct, masculine noun
- bassin de sédimentation 3, record 1, French, bassin%20de%20s%C3%A9dimentation
correct, masculine noun
- cuve de sédimentation 4, record 1, French, cuve%20de%20s%C3%A9dimentation
correct, feminine noun
- cuve de décantation 5, record 1, French, cuve%20de%20d%C3%A9cantation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bassin dans lequel les matières en suspension, dont le poids spécifique est différent de celui de l'eau, sont séparées du liquide par sédimentation. 6, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9canteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo y herramientas (Abastecimiento de agua)
- Tratamiento de aguas residuales
- Tratamiento del agua
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- decantador
1, record 1, Spanish, decantador
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tanque de sedimentación 2, record 1, Spanish, tanque%20de%20sedimentaci%C3%B3n
masculine noun
- tanque para sedimentación 2, record 1, Spanish, tanque%20para%20sedimentaci%C3%B3n
masculine noun
- tanque de asentamiento 2, record 1, Spanish, tanque%20de%20asentamiento
masculine noun
- compartimiento de sedimentación 2, record 1, Spanish, compartimiento%20de%20sedimentaci%C3%B3n
masculine noun
- tanque de sumersión 2, record 1, Spanish, tanque%20de%20sumersi%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tanque o depósito en el que el agua o las aguas negras, u otro líquido que contenga sólidos, se retiene durante el tiempo suficiente, y en el que la velocidad del flujo es lo suficientemente baja para que se elimine por gravedad la mayor parte de la materia suspendida. 2, record 1, Spanish, - decantador
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los decantadores pueden ser estáticos o dinámicos según que posean partes mecánicas o no. 2, record 1, Spanish, - decantador
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-06-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- coagulation and settling tank 1, record 2, English, coagulation%20and%20settling%20tank
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The coagulation and settling tank should be so designed as to effect good floc formation with the most efficient dosages of chemicals and to remove by settling the floc ... with its entrained load of impurities. 1, record 2, English, - coagulation%20and%20settling%20tank
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
- Traitement des eaux
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- décanteur-floculateur
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9canteur%2Dfloculateur
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est possible de réunir en un seul appareil la floculation, la décantation [...] le décanteur-floculateur se compose d'une cuve cylindrique [...] constituant la zone de floculation ou l'eau brute et les réactifs sont mélangés. 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9canteur%2Dfloculateur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ingenieria química
- Tratamiento del agua
- Equipo y herramientas (Abastecimiento de agua)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- tanque de sedimentación
1, record 2, Spanish, tanque%20de%20sedimentaci%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Equipo utilizado para la eliminación de impurezas en el tratamiento del agua y de las aguas residuales. 2, record 2, Spanish, - tanque%20de%20sedimentaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los tanques de sedimentación pueden variar desde una simple excavación en el terreno hasta una estructura elaborada de varios pisos de acero u hormigón. 1, record 2, Spanish, - tanque%20de%20sedimentaci%C3%B3n
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