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WIRE PIT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrometallurgy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cinder bed
1, record 1, English, cinder%20bed
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bed or layer of cinders or coke placed below a pit mold for the purpose of carrying off the gases that pass downward. 2, record 1, English, - cinder%20bed
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pit molds and all floor molds must be provided with a cinder bed located about l/2 or 2 feet below the casting to provide for the escape of the gases of the lower half of the mold. The cinder bed is connected to the surface by vent pipes which give free passage for the gases. Very deep molds may have cinder beds located at different levels around the mold. The gases are led to the cinder bed by freely venting the mold so that the wire strikes the bed. 2, record 1, English, - cinder%20bed
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cinder bed: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - cinder%20bed
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électrométallurgie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lit de scories
1, record 1, French, lit%20de%20scories
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- couche de scories 2, record 1, French, couche%20de%20scories
correct, feminine noun
- lit de mâchefer 3, record 1, French, lit%20de%20m%C3%A2chefer
correct, masculine noun
- couche de mâchefer 3, record 1, French, couche%20de%20m%C3%A2chefer
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mâchefer est le résidu solide de la combustion du charbon ou du coke dans les fours industriels ou bien encore de celle des déchets urbains dans les usines d'incinération. 4, record 1, French, - lit%20de%20scories
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
scories : Du latin, scoria et du grec, skôria [on dit aussi en français mâchefer]. Les scories sont des sous-produits (de même que les laitiers) de la métallurgie. Elles sont formées de silicates à teneur métallique importante ce qui les fait réutiliser (en particulier celles contenant du cuivre ou du fer). 5, record 1, French, - lit%20de%20scories
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
lit de scories : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - lit%20de%20scories
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-11-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Papermaking Machines
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- couch pit
1, record 2, English, couch%20pit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That portion of the white water pit beneath the wet end of a fourdrinier paper machine that is located below the couch roll end of the wire. It collects water draining from that section so that it may be returned to the white water system. 2, record 2, English, - couch%20pit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Machines à papier
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fosse sous cylindre aspirant
1, record 2, French, fosse%20sous%20cylindre%20aspirant
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fosse du cylindre aspirant 2, record 2, French, fosse%20du%20cylindre%20aspirant
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fosse située sous le cylindre aspirant de toile aux fins de récupération des eaux et des cassés humides. 3, record 2, French, - fosse%20sous%20cylindre%20aspirant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-08-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Papermaking Machines
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- basis weight valve
1, record 3, English, basis%20weight%20valve
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
((Metering and blending of furnishes)) The machine chest typically contains the final furnish mixture, although in some instances, small concentrations of additives may be added just prior to the headbox. The machine chest stock(at 2. 6-2. 8 % consistency) is continuously circulated to a constant head tank(stuff box) which feeds the stock through a control valve(called the "basis weight valve") into the paper machine approach system. Here, the stock is combined with circulating white water from the wire pit, and the consistency is dramatically reduced to the level(typically 1 % or less) required at the headbox. 1, record 3, English, - basis%20weight%20valve
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Machines à papier
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vanne de grammage
1, record 3, French, vanne%20de%20grammage
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
((Dosage et mélange des constituants)). Le cuvier de tête de machine contient généralement le mélange final, bien que, dans certains cas, de petites quantités d'adjuvants soient ajoutées juste avant la caisse d'arrivée. La suspension du cuvier de tête de machine passe dans une caisse à niveau constant (château de pâte) qui alimente le répartiteur de la machine à papier par l'intermédiaire d'une vanne de régulation (la vanne de grammage). La suspension (d'une concentration de 2,6 à 2,8 %) y est mélangée à des eaux blanches de la fosse sous toile et la concentration est abaissée jusqu'au degré voulu en caisse d'arrivée (d'ordinaire de 0,5 à 1,0 % de concentration). 1, record 3, French, - vanne%20de%20grammage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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