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FREENESS VALUE [2 records]

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Record 1 1998-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
DEF

Stock that, when drained under gravity, parts easily with the water of the suspension. The condition of any given stock may be measured and expressed numerically as the drainability or the freeness value. [Definition standardized by ISO. ]

OBS

The opposite of "free" is "wet" (often termed "slow").

OBS

free stock: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation de la pâte à papier
DEF

Pâte qui, soumise à l'égouttage par gravité, se sépare facilement de l'eau de la suspension. La condition d'une pâte donnée peut se mesurer et s'exprimer numériquement par l'égouttabilité ou l'indice d'égouttage. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

Le contraire de «maigre» est «grasse».

OBS

pâte maigre : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

Stock that, when drained either under gravity or suction, parts with the water of the suspension with difficulty. The condition of any given stock may be measured and expressed numerically as the drainability or as the freeness value. The opposite of "wet"(often termed "slow") is "free".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Pâte qui, soumise à l'égouttage par gravité ou aspiration, se sépare difficilement de l'eau de la suspension. La condition d'une pâte donnée peut se mesurer et s'exprimer numériquement par l'égouttabilité ou l'indice d'égouttage. Le contraire de [grasse] (souvent appelée [slow]) est [maigre]

Spanish

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