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SCUM BREAKER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- scum breaker
1, record 1, English, scum%20breaker
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Spraying digested of fresh sludge on the scum. Mechanical destruction of the scum by means of an agitator. Figure 5 :Scum-Breaker systems. 1, record 1, English, - scum%20breaker
Record 1, Key term(s)
- scum-breaker system
- scum drag
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- brise-croûte
1, record 1, French, brise%2Dcro%C3%BBte
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agitateur présent dans un digesteur pour briser la croûte ou en éviter la formation. 2, record 1, French, - brise%2Dcro%C3%BBte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-03-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biomass Energy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- scum drag
1, record 2, English, scum%20drag
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The obvious logical answer [to scum building] was for a device to be left inside the digester - a mechanism that would float at the scum level with drag wires holding the drag in place. The end of the drag wire would be secured in a hook accessible from the outside through the 15 in. collar at the outlet end ... Figure 13- Scum drag. 1, record 2, English, - scum%20drag
Record 2, Key term(s)
- scum breaker
- scum-breaker system
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Énergie de la biomasse
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- brise-croûte
1, record 2, French, brise%2Dcro%C3%BBte
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Dans une cuve de digestion] Un brise-croûte, consistant en une grille montée sur un flotteur [...] animé d'un mouvement de va-et-vient [et] actionné après avoir arrêté l'installation et vidé en grande partie la cuve. 1, record 2, French, - brise%2Dcro%C3%BBte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1982-08-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- scum breaker
1, record 3, English, scum%20breaker
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The imhoff tank is a combination of a digester and a superimposed primary settling-tank. ... Operational problems are often created by the ... formation at the top of the digester of a scum layer consisting of floating matter ... The digester must be equipped with powerful means for breaking up the scum... 1, record 3, English, - scum%20breaker
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- brise-chapeau
1, record 3, French, brise%2Dchapeau
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fosse imhoff est une combinaison d'un digesteur et d'un décanteur primaire [...]. Des difficultés d'exploitation proviennent fréquemment de la remontée dans le décanteur de boues flottées par le gaz, ainsi que de la formation à la partie supérieure du digesteur d'un "chapeau" de matières flottantes [...] constitué de fibres et de graisses difficilement biodégradables [...]. Le digesteur doit être équipé d'un dispositif puissant de destruction du chapeau [...]. Pendant longtemps ces "brise-chapeau" ont été constitués par des agitateurs ou des impulseurs disposés à la surface libre des boues [...] 1, record 3, French, - brise%2Dchapeau
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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