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DEWATERING PRESS [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-04-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- recessed-chamber filter press dewatering
1, record 1, English, recessed%2Dchamber%20filter%20press%20dewatering
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pre/posttreatment. 1, record 1, English, - recessed%2Dchamber%20filter%20press%20dewatering
Record 1, Key term(s)
- recessed chamber filter press dewatering
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- procédé de déshydratation par filtre-presse
1, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20de%20d%C3%A9shydratation%20par%20filtre%2Dpresse
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Technologie de pré/post traitement. 1, record 1, French, - proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20de%20d%C3%A9shydratation%20par%20filtre%2Dpresse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-02-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- solids capture
1, record 2, English, solids%20capture
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Belt filter press. Dewatering fine-grained sediment. Can produce filter cake of up to 45%-70% solids. Solids capture of up to 85% to 95%. 1, record 2, English, - solids%20capture
Record 2, Key term(s)
- solid capture
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- captation des solides
1, record 2, French, captation%20des%20solides
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Filtre à bande. Utilisé pour déshydrater des sédiments à grains fins. Le filtrat peut contenir jusqu'à 45-70 % de solides; captation des solides jusqu'à 85-95 %. 1, record 2, French, - captation%20des%20solides
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-05-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
- Paper Manufacturing Processes
- Anti-pollution Measures
- Water Pollution
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- horizontal-belt filter press
1, record 3, English, horizontal%2Dbelt%20filter%20press
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The horizontal-belt filter press has also been a popular device for sludge dewatering. A number of designs are currently being offered by equipment suppliers.... All designs utilize two merging fabric or coil belts that enclose the cake and pass it through a series of roller arrangements where increasingly greater pressure is applied. Before the belts merge, a portion of the water is drained through the lower belt. 1, record 3, English, - horizontal%2Dbelt%20filter%20press
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux
- Fabrication du papier
- Mesures antipollution
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- filtre-presse horizontal à double bande
1, record 3, French, filtre%2Dpresse%20horizontal%20%C3%A0%20double%20bande
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 filtre-presse horizontal à double bande se répand de plus en plus dans l'industrie; on apprécie en effet son aptitude à concentrer fortement une boue diluée en continu et en un seul passage. On trouve sur le marché différents modèles de filtres de ce type. Sur tous les modèles, deux bandes formant un coin emprisonnent le gâteau de boue; elles passent dans des groupes de rouleaux qui exercent une pression de plus en plus forte. En amont du coin, l'eau des boues filtre à travers la toile inférieure. 1, record 3, French, - filtre%2Dpresse%20horizontal%20%C3%A0%20double%20bande
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-05-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Anti-pollution Measures
- Water Pollution
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
- Pulp and Paper
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- V-press
1, record 4, English, V%2Dpress
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Solids handling. The sludge from primary treatment and/or high-rate biological treatment clarification must be concentrated before final disposition, whether by landfill, soil application, or incineration. In the 1960's and 1970's the dewatering operation was carried out as a two-stage process, utilizing filtration or centrifugation as the first stage(up to 15-25% solids), followed by pressing with a V-press or screw press to achieve a final solids content of 35 to 40%. 1, record 4, English, - V%2Dpress
Record 4, Key term(s)
- V press
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mesures antipollution
- Pollution de l'eau
- Traitement des eaux
- Pâtes et papier
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- presse en V
1, record 4, French, presse%20en%20V
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Traitement des matières solides. Il faut concentrer les boues du traitement primaire et(ou) de la clarification qui suit le traitement biologique avant de les rejeter dans une décharge ou de les incinérer. La déshydratation des boues s'effectuait traditionnellement en deux stades : dans la première phase, on réalisait une filtration ou une centrifugation (pour concentrer la boue entre 15 et 25%), puis on effectuait un pressage dans une presse en V ou dans une presse à vis, pour porter la teneur en matières sèches de la boue jusqu'à 35 ou 40%. 1, record 4, French, - presse%20en%20V
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1994-07-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Papermaking Machines
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- on-top former
1, record 5, English, on%2Dtop%20former
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On-Top Formers. A feature common to all the formers discussed thus far is that the sheet plies are picked up and carried on the underside of the felt. This transfer method restricts operating speeds and sheet dryness levels. Another problem is that the sheet must be righted before it enters the press section; the usual procedure is to run the forming section in the opposite direction to the rest of the machine, and turn the felt over with a long carryback section. Less often, the delicate sheet is transferred from one felt to another entering the press section. The remaining formers to be discussed place the sheet on top of the felt or fabric. This approach eliminates the speed and dewatering limitations. But, housekeeping and maintenance aspects must be stressed since the sheet is more vulnerable to drips and spills. 1, record 5, English, - on%2Dtop%20former
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Machines à papier
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- formeur superposé
1, record 5, French, formeur%20superpos%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les formeurs superposés. Les formeurs dont il a jusqu'ici été question ont pour caractéristique commune que les différentes couches de la feuille sont levées et transportées sous un feutre. La méthode de transfert qui prévaut alors limite la vitesse des machines et la siccité des feuilles. Un autre problème rencontré est qu'il faut aligner la feuille avant qu'elle n'entre dans la section des presses; la technique couramment utilisée consiste à installer la section de formation de sorte que le sens du trajet de la feuille y soit à l'opposé du reste de la machine et de faire tourner le feutre autour d'une longue section de renvoi. Plus rarement, la feuille, qui est fragile, est transférée du feutre à un autre feutre à l'entrée des presses. Pour ce qui est des formeurs dont il sera ici question, la feuille est placée sur le dessus d'un feutre ou d'une toile synthétique. Cette façon de procéder permet d'éliminer les limites de vitesse et d'extraction de l'eau. Mais elle impose davantage de travail de surveillance et de maintenance parce que la feuille est alors plus vulnérable aux ruissellements ou projections d'eau. 1, record 5, French, - formeur%20superpos%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1993-12-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Papermaking Machines
- Paper Manufacturing Processes
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- double-felted and double-vented nip press
1, record 6, English, double%2Dfelted%20and%20double%2Dvented%20nip%20press
proposal, see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One of the most effective strategies in the first press position(i. e., for flow-limited presses) is to use a double-felted and double-vented nip(i. e., with grooved or blind-drilled rolls in both positions).... In this arrangement, dewatering takes place in both directions, thus reducing the distance for vertical travel. Double-felting is also useful at the second and third presses for sheets above 130 g/m² basis weight. 2, record 6, English, - double%2Dfelted%20and%20double%2Dvented%20nip%20press
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Machines à papier
- Fabrication du papier
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- presses à deux feutres et à deux pinces
1, record 6, French, presses%20%C3%A0%20deux%20feutres%20et%20%C3%A0%20deux%20pinces
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La presse la plus efficace actuellement en première presse (c.-à-d. celle qui est limitée au titre de l'écoulement) est la presse à deux feutres et à deux pinces [...]. Non seulement la longueur du parcours latéral est-elle réduite, mais l'eau peut aussi s'écouler dans les deux sens, ce qui diminue la longueur du parcours vertical. Une étude récente a également montré que les presses à deux feutres étaient aussi efficaces en deuxième et troisième presse pour des papiers dont le grammage dépasse 130 g/m². 1, record 6, French, - presses%20%C3%A0%20deux%20feutres%20et%20%C3%A0%20deux%20pinces
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1993-11-23
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Paper Manufacturing Processes
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- wet pressing
1, record 7, English, wet%20pressing
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fundamental research in wet pressing has shown that the most important requirement in press design is to provide the shortest path for the water to follow in escaping from the nip. The shortest distance is equal to the felt thickness (usually referred to as the vertical direction. 1, record 7, English, - wet%20pressing
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One of a number of dewatering units comprising that portion of the paper machine called the press section. It is located between the wet end and the dryer section and used to remove water by passing the wet web between rolls and felts while applying a combination of pressure and vacuum. 2, record 7, English, - wet%20pressing
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Fabrication du papier
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- pressage humide
1, record 7, French, pressage%20humide
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les travaux de recherche fondamentaux sur le pressage humide ont montré que l'eau doit pouvoir sortir de la pince des presses le plus rapidement possible. Dans la pratique, la plus courte distance qui soit est l'épaisseur du feutre (que l'on appelle en général direction verticale). C'est pourquoi l'écoulement principal de l'eau doit se faire perpendiculairement au feutre et que l'écoulement transversal doit être limité; on appelle les presses où l'écoulement prédominant est vertical presses à écoulement transversal. 2, record 7, French, - pressage%20humide
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1985-10-01
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Papermaking Machines
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- dewatering press
1, record 8, English, dewatering%20press
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Machines à papier
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- presse essoreuse
1, record 8, French, presse%20essoreuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Presse servant à exprimer l'eau de la pâte et ainsi augmenter sa concentration. 1, record 8, French, - presse%20essoreuse
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1980-05-23
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Paper Manufacturing Processes
- Presses (Machinery)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- air press
1, record 9, English, air%20press
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) a paper-machine wet-end press unit in which dewatering [of porous papers e. g. bag papers, filter papers, blotting papers] is based on the principle of blowing air through the web(...) 1, record 9, English, - air%20press
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Fabrication du papier
- Presses (Machines)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- presse à air
1, record 9, French, presse%20%C3%A0%20air
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'élimination de l'eau des papiers poreux, à la sortie de la partie humide, peut avantageusement être réalisée par passage forcé d'air à travers la bande humide, dans une installation appelée "presse à air". 2, record 9, French, - presse%20%C3%A0%20air
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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