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WEIGH HOPPER [8 records]

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Record 1 2014-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glass Industry
  • Glass Manufacturing
DEF

A tower-like store from which raw materials are gravity fed to the weigh hopper.

OBS

batch tower: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1992.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du verre
  • Fabrication du verre
DEF

Silo en forme de tour dans lequel les matières premières s'écoulent par gravité dans les trémies peseuses.

OBS

tour de composition : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 1992.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Grain Growing
  • Agricultural Economics
DEF

[A] flexible spout or turn-head located directly under but not attached to the scale hopper.

OBS

Used to distribute grain discharging from the weigh hopper to a specific bin or conveyor.

OBS

term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Culture des céréales
  • Économie agricole
DEF

Goulotte ou tête de distribution mobile située directement sous la trémie de pesée, mais non fixée à cette dernière.

OBS

Elle sert à acheminer le grain déchargé de la trémie de pesée à une cellule ou à un convoyeur précis.

OBS

terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Materials Storage Equipment
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

Rectangular grit-removal tank with grit-washing system and storage hopper.

CONT

Refill Device-A refill device is the mechanism used to refill the supply hopper of a "weight-loss" weigh feeder. In most dry solids metering applications, the refill device is a storage hopper equipped with a quick acting, automatically operated slide gate; however, it can be other mechanisms as well, provided such mechanisms meet all of the criteria necessary for proper weigh feeder operation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de stockage
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

Dessableur rectangulaire avec laveur de sable et trémie de stockage.

CONT

Matériels de stockage des produits en vrac [...] on donne le nom de trémie de stockage à des silos de petite capacité (30 à 100 m³) [...] ces équipements sont fréquemment intégrés dans les circuits de production mais n'assurent que des stockages de relativement courte durée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo para el almacenaje de materiales
  • Tratamiento de aguas residuales
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Record 4 2000-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brewing and Malting
Key term(s)
  • crushed malt hopper
  • ground malt weigh hopper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Brasserie et malterie

Spanish

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Record 5 1986-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Facilities and Equipment
CONT

In the batch type plant, the operator weighs out the correct quantity of aggregate from each hot bin in succession. The total batch of aggregate is then dry-mixed in the pugmill for approximately 20 seconds, and during this time the operator proceeds to accumulate another batch in the weigh hopper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)

Spanish

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Record 6 1986-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Preparation and Mixing
CONT

In the batch type plant, the operator weighs out the correct quantity of aggregate from each hot bin in succession. The total batch of aggregate is then dry-mixed in the pugmill for approximately 20 seconds, and during this time the operator proceeds to accumulate another batch in the weigh hopper. When the dry-mix cycle is complete, hot asphalt is added to the mixer by either metering or weighing the correct amount.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du béton

Spanish

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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors

French

Domaine(s)
  • Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)

Spanish

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Record 8 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Facilities and Equipment
OBS

the equipment shall include a means for accurately weighing each size of aggregate in a weigh box or hopper of ample size to hold a full batch without hand raking or running over. [p. 186]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)
OBS

le matériel de prédosage est en général constitué soit par un "bouclier" (...) soit par des "--" de modèles très divers. [aussi appelé trémie de mesure p.290]

Spanish

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