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GRAIN SCALPING [2 records]

Record 1 2013-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
DEF

The sifting of mill stocks by means of wire, silk or nylon covered sieves.

CONT

Flour is the product made by finely grinding and bolting (sifting) wheat or other grains.

OBS

Not to be confused with scalping which is done before milling and involves the removal of roughage material from grain through sifting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minoterie et céréales
DEF

Tamisage de la mouture à l'aide de tamis métalliques, en soie ou en nylon.

CONT

Blutage. Objectif. Séparer les produits sortant des broyeurs par tamisage et les classeren 4 ou 5 catégories : refus, grosses semoules, moyennes semoules, fines semoules, farine. Le blutage s’effectue par secouage d’un caisson renfermant plusieurs tamis de mailles différentes.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec l'extraction du fourrage grossier obtenue lors du tamisage des grains qui se fait avant la mouture.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sorters and Separators (Agr. Mach.)
  • Grain Growing
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
DEF

Any of various machines or devices used in scalping grain

OBS

to scalp: to screen or sift (as grain, meal, or ore) in order to remove foreign materials or to separate out coarser grades.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Trieuses (Matériel agricole)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Minoterie et céréales

Spanish

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