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ROTATING DRUM [4 records]

Record 1 2007-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Beverages
CONT

Most roasting equipment is basically a rotating drum with a heat source ... underneath.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
CONT

La torréfaction [...] se déroule dans un grilloir circulaire ou cylindrique, en rotation permanente pour que les grains, toujours en mouvement, soient torréfiés de façon uniforme.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
  • Equipment and Plant (Metallurgy)
  • Heat Treatment of Metals
CONT

Carburizing is also done in rotating drums which are filled with a gas that is rich in carbon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours (Métallurgie)
  • Équipement et matériels (Métallurgie)
  • Traitement à chaud des métaux
CONT

On peut également faire de la cémentation dans des fours à tambour, ou cornues tournantes, ces derniers étant remplis d'un gaz à haute teneur en carbone.

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
CONT

"Sun-Mar" engineers found that the ideal conditions for fast, odorless composting could only be provided in a rotating drum....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires
CONT

Les ingénieurs «Sun-Mar» ont découvert que les conditions idéales d'une décomposition rapide et inodore ne peuvent être assurées que dans un tambour rotatif [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Facilities and Equipment
OBS

non-tilting drum mixers normally have a single drum rotating about a horizontal axis.

French

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

bétonnières à axe horizontal (...) L'axe de la -- est horizontal.

Spanish

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