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BOIL-UP [2 records]

Record 1 2012-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
DEF

An aboriginal activity that consisted in a light meal or snack taken in the outdoors which, most of the time, took place during berry picking.

OBS

Boil-ups are not common anymore. These traditional meals are now mostly served in a cultural manner or for touristic purposes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
DEF

Activité pratiquée par les autochtones, qui consistait en un petit repas ou une collation en plein air qui, bien souvent, se déroulait pendant la cueillette de baies.

OBS

De nos jours, les repas autour du feu ne sont plus autant pratiqués. La plupart du temps, ces repas traditionnels sont préparés dans un cadre culturel ou touristique.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Distillation
DEF

The rate at which the process liquor is vaporized in a reboiler.

Key term(s)
  • boil-up rate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distillation du pétrole
DEF

[...] rapport du nombre de moles revaporisées au nombre de moles de résidu soutiré [...]

OBS

V'=flux de vapeur traversant une section horizontale dans le tronçon d'épuisement en mole 3/4 h. W=débit de liquide évacué au bouilleur (résidu).

Spanish

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