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GOB MACHINE [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glass Industry
  • Glass Manufacturing
DEF

A glass-forming process in which one gob of glass at a time is supplied to the forming machine.

OBS

single-gob feeding; single-gob process; single gobbing: terms and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1992.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du verre
  • Fabrication du verre
DEF

Procédé de fabrication de verre dans lequel une seule paraison est livrée à la machine de formage.

OBS

alimentation en simple paraison; alimentation en simple goutte : termes et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 1992.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Mining Operations
DEF

In underground mining, the weight of rock above an excavation which has been transferred to the adjoining walls.

CONT

front abutment pressure

CONT

Faulty pillar recovery methods and removal of more coal than permitted by the plan's design allowed lateral or abutment pressures from the gob to overcome the mine roof at the location of the continuous mining machine while mining was being conducted.

CONT

The closer the abutment pressures are to the longwall face, the greater the spalling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
  • Exploitation minière
PHR

charge de culée avant; charge de culée arrière

Spanish

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