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RETURN CONVEYOR [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Freezing and Refrigerating
- Food Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flood-type hydrocooling
1, record 1, English, flood%2Dtype%20hydrocooling
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- flood-type hydro-cooling 2, record 1, English, flood%2Dtype%20hydro%2Dcooling
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cooling process whereby the product to be cooled is immersed in chilled water. 2, record 1, English, - flood%2Dtype%20hydrocooling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fruit Cooling. Requirement : Cool on the same day as picked from the orchard, hundreds of crates of fruit from the field temperature(core at perhaps 95 degrees) to as close as 33 degrees storage temperature as possible prior to passage to the storage rooms. This requires a hydro-cooling system that will deliver large quantities of recirculated water at 33 degrees that can be flooded over the warm fruit on a conveyor belt that accepts fruit from the field and delivers it to the storage rooms. During this flooding process, the water collects fruit residue(leaves, stems, dust) that must be settled from the return water before it is again cooled and delivered to the fruit flooding process. 3, record 1, English, - flood%2Dtype%20hydrocooling
Record 1, Key term(s)
- flood hydrocooling
- flood hydro-cooling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réfrigération par immersion dans l'eau glacée
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9frig%C3%A9ration%20par%20immersion%20dans%20l%27eau%20glac%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé de réfrigération par lequel les denrées sont plongées dans de l'eau à une température d'environ 0 °C. 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9frig%C3%A9ration%20par%20immersion%20dans%20l%27eau%20glac%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-02-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- return strand
1, record 2, English, return%20strand
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- return run 2, record 2, English, return%20run
correct, standardized
- return strap 3, record 2, English, return%20strap
proposal
- return side 3, record 2, English, return%20side
proposal
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A conveyor usually carries waste on the top strand, but the return strand can also be used for moving fines. 4, record 2, English, - return%20strand
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
return strand; return run: terms standardized by ISO. 5, record 2, English, - return%20strand
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- brin de retour
1, record 2, French, brin%20de%20retour
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- brin inférieur 2, record 2, French, brin%20inf%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Normalement, le brin transporteur est le brin supérieur. Toutefois, on emploie quelquefois le brin de retour pour le transport en sens inverse (exemple transport de céréales en vrac par le brin inférieur, et de sacs par le brin de retour placé au-dessus). 3, record 2, French, - brin%20de%20retour
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
brin de retour : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 4, record 2, French, - brin%20de%20retour
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Transportadores y canaletas (Manutención)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ramal de retorno
1, record 2, Spanish, ramal%20de%20retorno
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-07-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
- Automated Materials Handling
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- conveyor
1, record 3, English, conveyor
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- conveyer 2, record 3, English, conveyer
correct
- freight conveyor 3, record 3, English, freight%20conveyor
- freight conveyer 4, record 3, English, freight%20conveyer
- conveyor system 5, record 3, English, conveyor%20system
standardized
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any materials-handling machine designed to move individual articles such as solids or free-flowing bulk materials over a horizontal, inclined, declined, or vertical path of travel with continuous motion. 1, record 3, English, - conveyor
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"conveyor system": term standardized by the CGSB. 6, record 3, English, - conveyor
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Outgoing conveyor, pallet return conveyor, parts-sorting conveyor, pivoted bucket conveyor, reject conveyer, sampling conveyor, screening conveyor, walking-beam conveyor. 7, record 3, English, - conveyor
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
- Manutention automatique
- Outillage industriel
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- transporteur
1, record 3, French, transporteur
correct, see observation, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- convoyeur 2, record 3, French, convoyeur
correct, see observation, masculine noun, standardized
- transporteur de manutention 3, record 3, French, transporteur%20de%20manutention
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil mécanique dont la fonction principale est de transporter de manière continue toutes matières se présentant soit en vrac, soit en colis ou en sacs. 4, record 3, French, - transporteur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] dans le langage courant, les mots «convoyeur» et «transporteur» sont souvent pris l'un pour l'autre mais [...] [selon] la distinction adoptée le plus fréquemment chez les constructeurs et les utilisateurs [...] [le terme «convoyeur»] désigne particulièrement tous les convoyeurs à chaînes formant un circuit fermé et comportant des chariots (trolleys) porteurs ou entraîneurs des charges. Les autres matériels se regroupent sous le mot «transporteur». 5, record 3, French, - transporteur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Convoyeur. [...] Le trajet peut être droit, courbe, horizontal, vertical ou incliné. 6, record 3, French, - transporteur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
«transporteur» : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 7, record 3, French, - transporteur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
convoyeur : terme normalisé par l'ONGC. 8, record 3, French, - transporteur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Convoyeur à échantillonnage, convoyeur à godets, convoyeur à mouvement pas à pas, convoyeur de pièces rebutées, convoyeur de retour de palettes, convoyeur de sortie, convoyeur de triage de pièces. 9, record 3, French, - transporteur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Transportadores y canaletas (Manutención)
- Manipulación automática de materiales
- Herramientas y equipo industriales
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- transportador
1, record 3, Spanish, transportador
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1991-04-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Pulleys and Belts
- Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- snub pulley
1, record 4, English, snub%20pulley
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a pulley placed to support an empty conveyor belt in its return. 2, record 4, English, - snub%20pulley
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Snub pulley - to increase the arc of contact on the head pulley (drive pulley). 3, record 4, English, - snub%20pulley
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Poulies et courroies
- Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- poulie de contrainte
1, record 4, French, poulie%20de%20contrainte
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- tambour de contrainte 1, record 4, French, tambour%20de%20contrainte
masculine noun
- tambour enrouleur 2, record 4, French, tambour%20enrouleur
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La puissance à transmettre augmentant, on passera au tambour simple avec enrouleur (poulie de contrainte), afin d'augmenter l'arc. 1, record 4, French, - poulie%20de%20contrainte
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On obtiendra une première évaluation de la puissance absorbée par un chariot verseur, en comptant dans l'évaluation de la masse en mouvement, le poids de ses tambours de contrainte. 1, record 4, French, - poulie%20de%20contrainte
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Le convoyeur à bande (...) Le schéma le plus simple (...) comprend : un tambour d'entraînement (1) en tête du convoyeur, un tambour de renvoi (2) en queue, un tambour enrouleur. 2, record 4, French, - poulie%20de%20contrainte
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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