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AVERAGE RESIDENCE TIME [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-02-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mean residence time
1, record 1, English, mean%20residence%20time
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- average residence time 2, record 1, English, average%20residence%20time
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The mean residence time is an average value of the time spent in the extruder. A proximate value of the mean residence time is obtained by dividing the volume by the volumetric flow rate. 3, record 1, English, - mean%20residence%20time
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- temps de séjour moyen
1, record 1, French, temps%20de%20s%C3%A9jour%20moyen
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valeur moyenne du temps passé par les différentes particules de matière dans la machine. 1, record 1, French, - temps%20de%20s%C3%A9jour%20moyen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour un volume donné, il peut en première approximation être déterminé par le rapport de ce volume sur le débit volumique. 1, record 1, French, - temps%20de%20s%C3%A9jour%20moyen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le symbole est t (barre). 1, record 1, French, - temps%20de%20s%C3%A9jour%20moyen
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-01-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
- Air Pollution
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- average residence time 1, record 2, English, average%20residence%20time
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- average lifetime 2, record 2, English, average%20lifetime
proposal
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the time required for a substance - atmospheric pollutant - to reduce its concentration by 1/e, approx. 1/3. 3, record 2, English, - average%20residence%20time
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Études et analyses environnementales
- Pollution de l'air
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- temps de séjour moyen
1, record 2, French, temps%20de%20s%C3%A9jour%20moyen
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
temps de séjour : Période pendant laquelle une substance, après son émission ou après son apparition suite à une conversion chimique, demeure dans un milieu donné sans subir de modification de nature. 2, record 2, French, - temps%20de%20s%C3%A9jour%20moyen
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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