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HEAD-BOX [1 record]

Record 1 2002-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining of Organic Materials
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
DEF

A device for distributing a suspension of solids in water to a machine, or for retarding the rate of flow, as to a top-feed filter, or for eliminating by overflow some of the finest particles. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

headbox; feed box: terms standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • head-box

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
DEF

Dispositif destiné à fournir à une machine une suspension de solides dans l'eau, ou à retarder la vitesse d'écoulement, par exemple : à un filtre à alimentation par le haut, ou à éliminer par débordement quelques-unes des particules les plus fines. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

bâche d'alimentation : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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