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GRANULATOR [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Coal Preparation
- Processing of Mineral Products
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- trommel
1, record 1, English, trommel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- trommel screen 2, record 1, English, trommel%20screen
correct, standardized
- rotary screen 3, record 1, English, rotary%20screen
correct
- revolving screen 4, record 1, English, revolving%20screen
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A revolving cylindrical screen used in grading coarsely crushed ore. The material to be screened is delivered inside the trommel at one end. The fine material drops through the holes; the coarse is delivered at the other end. 5, record 1, English, - trommel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Trommels are chiefly used as sizers in gravel plants and stone-breaking work, and on tin and gold dredges where they remove boulders and clay from the gravels brought up by the buckets. ... Apart from the uses mentioned above, the vibrating screen has replaced the trommel for most ore-dressing purposes. 6, record 1, English, - trommel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
trommel screen; revolving screen: terms standardized by ISO. 7, record 1, English, - trommel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Rotary screen granulator. 8, record 1, English, - trommel
Record 1, Key term(s)
- rotating screen
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Préparation des charbons
- Préparation des produits miniers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trommel
1, record 1, French, trommel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- trommel cribleur 2, record 1, French, trommel%20cribleur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- crible à tambour rotatif 3, record 1, French, crible%20%C3%A0%20tambour%20rotatif
correct, masculine noun
- crible rotatif 4, record 1, French, crible%20rotatif
correct, masculine noun
- crible à tambour 2, record 1, French, crible%20%C3%A0%20tambour
masculine noun
- tambour classeur 5, record 1, French, tambour%20classeur
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crible cylindrique ou conique légèrement incliné sur l'horizontale, tournant autour de son axe, garni sur la périphérie de tôles ou de toiles métalliques perforées, dont la dimension des perforations conditionne celle des matériaux criblés. 6, record 1, French, - trommel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces appareils très simples et avantageux sont employés dans le traitement des graviers, des produits de carrières, des gisements alluvionnaires d'or et d'étain. 7, record 1, French, - trommel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
trommel cribleur : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 8, record 1, French, - trommel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Granulateur à trommel. 9, record 1, French, - trommel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
- Preparación del carbón
- Preparación de los productos mineros
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tromel
1, record 1, Spanish, tromel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Criba clasificadora de cilindros giratorios y eje inclinado, por cuyas perforaciones, de diámetro creciente, caen las materias separadas en diferentes grosores. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tromel
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-09-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glass Industry
- Glass Manufacturing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pelletizing disc
1, record 2, English, pelletizing%20disc
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pelletizing pan 1, record 2, English, pelletizing%20pan
correct, standardized
- pan granulator 1, record 2, English, pan%20granulator
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A machine for forming mixed batch into pellets or granules by adhesion, rather than by compaction, acheived by rotating the batch through a horizontal plane. 1, record 2, English, - pelletizing%20disc
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pelletizing disc; pelletizing pan; pan granulator : terms and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization(ISO) in 1992. 2, record 2, English, - pelletizing%20disc
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie du verre
- Fabrication du verre
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- disque de bouletage
1, record 2, French, disque%20de%20bouletage
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine servant à transformer la composition mélangée en boulettes ou granules par adhérence, plutôt que par compactage, en tournant la composition à travers un plan horizontal. 1, record 2, French, - disque%20de%20bouletage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
disque de bouletage : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 1992. 2, record 2, French, - disque%20de%20bouletage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-02-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- wet granulation
1, record 3, English, wet%20granulation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The general steps involved in a wet granulation process are : 1. The powdered ingredients are weighed and mixed intimately by geometric dilution. 2. The granulating solution or binder is prepared. 3. The powders and the granulation solution are kneaded to proper consistency. 4. The wet mass is forced through a screen or wet granulator. 5. The granules are dried in an oven or a fluidized bed dryer. 6. The dried granules are screened to a suitable size for compression. 7. A lubricant and a disintegrating agent are mixed with the granulation. 8. The granulation is compressed into the finished tablet. 2, record 3, English, - wet%20granulation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Fabrication des produits pharmaceutiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- granulation par voie humide
1, record 3, French, granulation%20par%20voie%20humide
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- granulation humide 2, record 3, French, granulation%20humide
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans la granulation par voie humide, les ingrédients actifs et les excipients sont mouillés avec une solution aqueuse ou contenant des solvants pour donner des granulés grossiers à particules de grand calibre. Ces granulés sont séchés, mélangés à des lubrifiants (stéarate de magnésium), des désintégrants ou liants, puis transformés en comprimés par compression. 3, record 3, French, - granulation%20par%20voie%20humide
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fabricación de productos farmacéuticos
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- granulación húmeda
1, record 3, Spanish, granulaci%C3%B3n%20h%C3%BAmeda
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-05-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Sugar Industry
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- granulator 1, record 4, English, granulator
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The moist refined white sugar is then conveyed to a granulator or dryer in which sugar cascades down a long rotating drum and is dried by hot air. 2, record 4, English, - granulator
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sucrerie (Industrie de l'alimentation)
- Outillage industriel
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- séchoir à sucre
1, record 4, French, s%C3%A9choir%20%C3%A0%20sucre
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Après un dernier lavage [...] on obtient des cristaux de sucre blanc brillant. Le sucre raffiné humide est ensuite envoyé dans des séchoirs à sucre traversés par un courant d'air chaud. 1, record 4, French, - s%C3%A9choir%20%C3%A0%20sucre
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria azucarera
- Herramientas y equipo industriales
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- granuladora de azúcar
1, record 4, Spanish, granuladora%20de%20az%C3%BAcar
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1997-12-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- granulator
1, record 5, English, granulator
correct, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- granulating machine 2, record 5, English, granulating%20machine
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A machine for reducing large pieces of material or rejected moulded articles into a granular state. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 3, record 5, English, - granulator
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
granulator : term standardized by ISO. 4, record 5, English, - granulator
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- moulin
1, record 5, French, moulin
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- broyeur 2, record 5, French, broyeur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine servant à réduire de grandes pièces d'un matériau ou de rebut d'objets moulés à l'état de grains (mouture). [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 1, record 5, French, - moulin
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
moulin; broyeur : termes normalisés par l'ISO. 3, record 5, French, - moulin
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fabricación de plásticos
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- granulador
1, record 5, Spanish, granulador
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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