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MACERATOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1986-02-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Centrifugal Pumps
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- macerator
1, record 1, English, macerator
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- screenings disintegrator 1, record 1, English, screenings%20disintegrator
correct
- disintegrator pump 2, record 1, English, disintegrator%20pump
correct
- comminutor pump 3, record 1, English, comminutor%20pump
- comminuting pump 4, record 1, English, comminuting%20pump
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pump that chops up sewage screenings after removal from the flow of sewage so that they can be returned to it without causing obstruction. A comminutor, on the other hand, is in the sewage flow. 1, record 1, English, - macerator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Disposal of Screenings. Means of disposal of screenings include (1) discharge to grinders or disintegrator pumps where they are ground and returned to the wastewater and (2) removal by hauling to disposal areas (landfill). 5, record 1, English, - macerator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pompes centrifuges
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pompe dilacératrice
1, record 1, French, pompe%20dilac%C3%A9ratrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pompe déchiqueteuse 2, record 1, French, pompe%20d%C3%A9chiqueteuse
feminine noun
- déchiqueteur 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9chiqueteur
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) pompes centrifuges dont la roue à profil spécial (...) permet de broyer les matières contenues dans l'eau. 4, record 1, French, - pompe%20dilac%C3%A9ratrice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les dilacérateurs associés] doivent combiner à l'effet de broyage un effet de pompage destiné à refouler dans le canal de grille les matières "désintégrées" et diluées. Ils se montent sur des tuyauteries comme des pompes. Ils peuvent être alimentés à partir d'une bâche recevant les matières dégrillées et un certain débit d'eau de dilution. (...) On citera : la pompe dilacératrice à rotor incliné (...). 5, record 1, French, - pompe%20dilac%C3%A9ratrice
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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