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TUYAU PURGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
OBS

D2F reverse-current filter. ... The drain pipe ... facilitates removal from time to time of the heaviest particles that settle to the bottom of the filter.

OBS

drain pipe: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Traitement des eaux
OBS

Bifiltre D2F à courants inverses. [...] La tuyauterie de vidange [...] permet de purger de temps à autre les particules les plus lourdes qui se sont décantées à la base du filtre.

OBS

tuyau de purge; tuyau de vidange: termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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