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DREDGING PUMP [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-01-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Centrifugal Pumps
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sand pump
1, record 1, English, sand%20pump
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sand sucker 2, record 1, English, sand%20sucker
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A centrifugal pump used on a floating dredging device 3, record 1, English, - sand%20pump
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pompes centrifuges
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pompe à sable
1, record 1, French, pompe%20%C3%A0%20sable
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pompe de dessablage 2, record 1, French, pompe%20de%20dessablage
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-02-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Pumps
- Dredging
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pump pressure
1, record 2, English, pump%20pressure
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hydraulic dredges generally have few environmental impacts at the dredging site if pump pressure, cutter rotation speed, dredge head advancing speed and depth of cut are tightly controlled. 1, record 2, English, - pump%20pressure
Record 2, Key term(s)
- pumping pressure
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pompes
- Dragage
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pression de pompage
1, record 2, French, pression%20de%20pompage
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De façon générale, lorsque la pression de pompage, la vitesse de rotation du désagrégateur, la vitesse de déplacement de la tête de la drague et la profondeur de la coupe font l'objet d'un contrôle serré, les dragues hydrauliques occasionnent peu de répercussions sur le site des travaux. 1, record 2, French, - pression%20de%20pompage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-09-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Dredging
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- digging bucket
1, record 3, English, digging%20bucket
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Besides the traditional digging bucket, this dredge can be equipped with a suction bucket : two dredging pumps right in the bucket continuously pump up dislodged material. 1, record 3, English, - digging%20bucket
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Dragage
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- godet excavateur
1, record 3, French, godet%20excavateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En plus d'un godet excavateur conventionnel, cette drague peut également être munie d'un godet-pompe : deux pompes à déblais situées dans le godet permettent de pomper en continu les matières délogées. 1, record 3, French, - godet%20excavateur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-09-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Dredging
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- dredging system
1, record 4, English, dredging%20system
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Special purpose dredges. A number of special purpose dredging systems have been developed in recent years in the United States and Japan to pump sediment with high solid content or to minimize sediment resuspension caused by removal operations. 1, record 4, English, - dredging%20system
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Dragage
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- système de dragage
1, record 4, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20dragage
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dragues spéciales. Plusieurs systèmes de dragage de conception spéciale ont été développés ces dernières années aux États-Unis et au Japon pour aspirer les sédiments en maintenant une teneur élevée en solides ou en réduisant la remise en suspension occasionnée par l'excavation. 1, record 4, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20dragage
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-09-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Dredging
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- dredge head
1, record 5, English, dredge%20head
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hydraulic dredges generally have few environmental impacts at the dredging site if pump pressure, cutter rotation speed, dredge head advancing speed and depth of cut are tightly controlled. 1, record 5, English, - dredge%20head
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Size varies, but the shield may run around as much as one-third the total circumference of the dredge head. 1, record 5, English, - dredge%20head
Record 5, Key term(s)
- dredge-head
- dredgehead
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Dragage
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tête de drague
1, record 5, French, t%C3%AAte%20de%20drague
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De façon générale, lorsque la pression de pompage, la vitesse de rotation du désagrégateur, la vitesse de déplacement de la tête de la drague et la profondeur de la coupe font l'objet d'un contrôle serré, les dragues hydrauliques occasionnent peu de répercussions sur le site des travaux. 1, record 5, French, - t%C3%AAte%20de%20drague
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[L'écran protecteur] peut entourer jusqu'au tiers de la périphérie totale de la tête de la drague. 1, record 5, French, - t%C3%AAte%20de%20drague
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-09-27
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Dredging
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- depth of cut
1, record 6, English, depth%20of%20cut
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hydraulic dredges generally have few environmental impacts at the dredging site if pump pressure, cutter rotation speed, dredge head advancing speed and depth of cut are tightly controlled. 1, record 6, English, - depth%20of%20cut
Record 6, Key term(s)
- cutting depth
- cut depth
- depth of cutting
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Dragage
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- profondeur de la coupe
1, record 6, French, profondeur%20de%20la%20coupe
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- profondeur de coupe 1, record 6, French, profondeur%20de%20coupe
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De façon générale, lorsque la pression de pompage, la vitesse de rotation du désagrégateur, la vitesse de déplacement de la tête de la drague et la profondeur de la coupe font l'objet d'un contrôle serré, les dragues hydrauliques occasionnent peu de répercussions sur le site des travaux. 1, record 6, French, - profondeur%20de%20la%20coupe
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-09-20
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Shipbuilding Yards and Docks
- Shipbuilding
- Dredging
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- dredge pump
1, record 7, English, dredge%20pump
correct, standardized
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- dredging pump 2, record 7, English, dredging%20pump
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pump to move the dredging mixture. [Definition standardized by ISO. ] 1, record 7, English, - dredge%20pump
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dredge pump: term standardized by ISO. 3, record 7, English, - dredge%20pump
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Chantiers maritimes
- Constructions navales
- Dragage
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- pompe à déblais
1, record 7, French, pompe%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9blais
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- pompe de dragage 2, record 7, French, pompe%20de%20dragage
feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pompe refoulant le mélange hydraulique [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 3, record 7, French, - pompe%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9blais
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mélange hydraulique : Mélange de matériaux et d'eau, ou de matériaux, d'eau et d'air. 3, record 7, French, - pompe%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9blais
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pompe à déblais : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 4, record 7, French, - pompe%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9blais
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2000-08-23
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Dredging
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- cutter rotation speed
1, record 8, English, cutter%20rotation%20speed
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hydraulic dredges generally have few environmental impacts at the dredging site if pump pressure, cutter rotation speed, dredge head advancing speed and depth of cut are tightly controlled. 1, record 8, English, - cutter%20rotation%20speed
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Dragage
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- vitesse de rotation du désagrégateur
1, record 8, French, vitesse%20de%20rotation%20du%20d%C3%A9sagr%C3%A9gateur
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De façon générale, lorsque la pression de pompage, la vitesse de rotation du désagrégateur, la vitesse de déplacement de la tête de la drague et la profondeur de la coupe font l'objet d'un contrôle serré, les dragues hydrauliques occasionnent peu de répercussions sur le site des travaux. 1, record 8, French, - vitesse%20de%20rotation%20du%20d%C3%A9sagr%C3%A9gateur
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2000-02-16
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Dredging
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- suction dredging
1, record 9, English, suction%20dredging
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For suction dredging, operators can obtain continuous information on pump pressure, water content and suction velocity(pressure gages and/or density meters measure solid content of dredged slurry). 1, record 9, English, - suction%20dredging
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Dragage
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- dragage par succion
1, record 9, French, dragage%20par%20succion
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2000-01-25
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Dredging
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- advancing speed
1, record 10, English, advancing%20speed
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hydraulic dredges generally have few environmental impacts at the dredging site if pump pressure, cutter rotation speed, dredge head advancing speed and depth of cut are tightly controlled. 1, record 10, English, - advancing%20speed
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Dragage
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- vitesse de déplacement
1, record 10, French, vitesse%20de%20d%C3%A9placement
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De façon générale, lorsque la pression de pompage, la vitesse de rotation du désagrégateur, la vitesse de déplacement de la tête de la drague et la profondeur de la coupe font l'objet d'un contrôle serré, les dragues hydrauliques occasionnent peu de répercussions sur le site des travaux. 1, record 10, French, - vitesse%20de%20d%C3%A9placement
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1999-11-24
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Dredging
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- special purpose dredge
1, record 11, English, special%20purpose%20dredge
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Special Purpose Dredges. A number of special purpose dredging systems have been developed in recent years in the United States and Japan to pump sediment with high solid content or to minimize sediment resuspension caused by removal operations. 1, record 11, English, - special%20purpose%20dredge
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Dragage
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- drague spéciale
1, record 11, French, drague%20sp%C3%A9ciale
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- drague de conception spéciale 1, record 11, French, drague%20de%20conception%20sp%C3%A9ciale
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dragues spéciales. Plusieurs systèmes de dragage de conception spéciale ont été développés ces dernières années aux États-Unis et au Japon pour aspirer les sédiments en maintenant une teneur élevée en solides ou en réduisant la remise en suspension occasionnée par l'excavation. 1, record 11, French, - drague%20sp%C3%A9ciale
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1999-11-24
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Dredging
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- suction bucket
1, record 12, English, suction%20bucket
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Besides the traditional digging bucket, this dredge can be equipped with a suction bucket : two dredging pumps right in the bucket continuously pump up dislodged material. 1, record 12, English, - suction%20bucket
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Dragage
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- godet-pompe
1, record 12, French, godet%2Dpompe
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En plus d'un godet excavateur conventionnel, cette drague peut également être munie d'un godet-pompe : deux pompes à déblais situées dans le godet permettent de pomper en continu les matières délogées. 1, record 12, French, - godet%2Dpompe
Record 12, Key term(s)
- godet pompe
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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