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GRAIN CLEANING MACHINE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-08-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Milling and Cereal Industries
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- receiving separator
1, record 1, English, receiving%20separator
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- warehouse separator 2, record 1, English, warehouse%20separator
- pre-cleaning machinery 3, record 1, English, pre%2Dcleaning%20machinery
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[When the wheat arrives at the receiving and storage part of the mill, a] rough cleaning... is done with a sieving machine called a receiving separator... This separator removes sticks, straw, large stones, pieces of paper and other material larger than wheat and also sieves out sand and seeds smaller than wheat by means of inclined oscillating sieves. A built-in fan is arranged to draw air through the stream of grain as it enters and leaves the machine, removing wheat chaff, dust and other light impurities. 4, record 1, English, - receiving%20separator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An almost exactly similar machine is sometimes used in the screen room for final wheat cleaning. When so employed it is called a milling separator and is identical with the [receiving separator], except that the sieves perforations are altered and the feed is reduced to a quarter or a fifth of that of a receiving separator to enable it to make the much stricter separations required. 5, record 1, English, - receiving%20separator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minoterie et céréales
- Outillage industriel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- séparateur-aspirateur
1, record 1, French, s%C3%A9parateur%2Daspirateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- séparateur de réception 2, record 1, French, s%C3%A9parateur%20de%20r%C3%A9ception
correct, masculine noun
- prénettoyeur 3, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9nettoyeur
masculine noun
- zigzag 4, record 1, French, zigzag
masculine noun
- tarare 5, record 1, French, tarare
see observation, masculine noun
- tarare aspirateur 3, record 1, French, tarare%20aspirateur
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] appareil [qui] a pour but d'enlever du blé les impuretés de taille nettement différente. [...] Le séparateur-aspirateur est principalement constitué par 3 tamis légèrement inclinés et mus par un mouvement de va-et-vient, le tout complété par une forte aspiration à l'entrée et à la sortie du grain. 1, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9parateur%2Daspirateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les sources consultées placent le séparateur-aspirateur dans la partie du moulin où a lieu le nettoyage du blé (screenroom) et non pas dans la partie où le grain est reçu. La machine s'appelle alors «milling separator». Mais étant donné qu'il s'agit de la même machine, on peut employer «séparateur-aspirateur» pour désigner la machine qui fait le nettoyage préliminaire là où le grain est reçu. 6, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9parateur%2Daspirateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tarare : Le tarare est au départ une machine utilisée à la ferme. Certaines sources l'emploient dans le domaine de la meunerie. 6, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9parateur%2Daspirateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-07-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Industrial Techniques and Processes
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- milling separator
1, record 2, English, milling%20separator
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The general practice in Canada is to use only one cleaning passage for the blend. The first cleaning machine is a milling separator, similar to the receiving separator used in the elevator, but more precise in its ability to separate impurities that are larger and smaller than wheat. The top sieve has large perforations about six millimetres in diameter and the bottom sieve has holes two millimetres in diameter. As the grain passes through the machine, large impurities such as corn, soybeans and unthreshed wheat are removed by the top screen, while the finer bottom sieve allows small impurities such as mustard seed, buckwheat and sand to pass through for separate collection. The partially cleaned wheat tails over the finer sieve. As it falls off the end of the sieve, it is aspirated by air currents that remove chaff and dust to a separate outlet. 1, record 2, English, - milling%20separator
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
- Techniques industrielles
- Minoterie et céréales
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- séparateur de mouture
1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9parateur%20de%20mouture
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pratique générale au Canada est de n'effectuer qu'un seul passage du mélange préparé au nettoyage. La première machine à nettoyer est un séparateur de mouture semblable au séparateur de réception utilisé au silo, mais d'une plus grande précision dans la séparation des impuretés plus grosses ou plus petites que le blé. Le tamis supérieur a de grandes perforations d'environ 6 mm de diamètre, et celui du bas des trous de 2mm. A mesure que le grain passe dans la machine, les grosses impuretés comme le maïs, le soja et le blé non battu sont refusés par le tamis du haut, tandis que celui du bas laisse passer les petites impuretés comme les graines de moutarde et de sarrazin et le sable qui sont recueillis. Le blé partiellement nettoyé est refusé en queue du tamis fin où il est aspiré par des courants d'air qui en séparent la balle et la poussière. 1, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9parateur%20de%20mouture
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-05-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Grain Growing
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- two-pass cleaning
1, record 3, English, two%2Dpass%20cleaning
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Low dockage grain can be cleaned in one pass through the cylinder machine. In high dockage grain, however, some small seeds and wild oats may be left in the cleaned grain. If so, the grain is elevated to a small garner and fed to a screen or another indent cylinder unit. This is referred to as "two-pass" cleaning because the grain must be re-elevated. 1, record 3, English, - two%2Dpass%20cleaning
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Culture des céréales
- Minoterie et céréales
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- nettoyage dit à deux passes
1, record 3, French, nettoyage%20dit%20%C3%A0%20deux%20passes
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le grain contenant peu d'impuretés est habituellement nettoyé en une seule passe dans les trieurs cylindriques. Dans celui qui en contient beaucoup, il arrive qu'une faible proportion de petites graines étrangères et de folle avoine demeure. Dans ce cas, le grain est élevé jusqu'à une petite trémie et passe dans le séparateur ou dans d'autres trieurs cylindriques. Ce nettoyage est dit à deux passes, du fait que le grain doit être élevé une seconde fois. 1, record 3, French, - nettoyage%20dit%20%C3%A0%20deux%20passes
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1995-09-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Crops
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- special machine separation
1, record 4, English, special%20machine%20separation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- S.M.S. 2, record 4, English, S%2EM%2ES%2E
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When a shipper requests special cleaning of a carlot of grain not otherwise provided for in Regulations and the terminal elevator manager agrees to the request, the official sample is analysed and the percentage by weight and the grade(except in the case of screenings) of each portion of the sample so separated is indicated on inspection records and on the back of certificates. Inspection records show the notation "release as per special machine separation. "The elevator must issue an outturn showing the grades and quantities reported. All material other than grains removed by S. M. S. is classed as dockage. 1, record 4, English, - special%20machine%20separation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Culture des plantes industrielles
- Minoterie et céréales
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- séparation mécanique spéciale
1, record 4, French, s%C3%A9paration%20m%C3%A9canique%20sp%C3%A9ciale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- S.M.S. 2, record 4, French, S%2EM%2ES%2E
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsqu'un expéditeur demande le nettoyage spécial d'une wagonnée de grain, pour lequel il n'y a aucune disposition dans le Règlement, et l'exploitant du silo terminal est d'accord avec cette demande, on analyse l'échantillon officiel et on inscrit le pourcentage en poids et le grade (sauf dans le cas de criblures) de chaque portion de l'échantillon ainsi séparé sur les documents d'inspection et au verso des certificats. Les documents d'inspection porteront la mention «livré après séparation mécanique spéciale». L'exploitant du silo doit faire un rapport de déchargement indiquant les grades et les quantités inscrits. Toutes les matières autres que les grains extraites par S.M.S. sont considérées comme des impuretés. 1, record 4, French, - s%C3%A9paration%20m%C3%A9canique%20sp%C3%A9ciale
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terme en usage à la Commission Canadienne des grains. 3, record 4, French, - s%C3%A9paration%20m%C3%A9canique%20sp%C3%A9ciale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1980-07-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- germinal brush 1, record 5, English, germinal%20brush
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- grain brush 1, record 5, English, grain%20brush
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Machine used principally at the end of cleaning, to remove impurities adhering to the surface of grain. 1, record 5, English, - germinal%20brush
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Minoterie et céréales
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- brosse à blé 1, record 5, French, brosse%20%C3%A0%20bl%C3%A9
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- brosse à grain 1, record 5, French, brosse%20%C3%A0%20grain
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Appareil utilisé principalement en fin de nettoyage, pour enlever les impuretés adhérant à la surface du grain. 1, record 5, French, - brosse%20%C3%A0%20bl%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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