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SAND BED [2 records]

Record 1 1998-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
DEF

Thin bed of sand upon which the mould is placed for pouring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
DEF

Faible épaisseur de sable meuble où l'on assoit le moule pour la coulée.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
CONT

The heart of the fluidized bed system is the reactor. The reactor is a refractory-lined steel shell with a bed of small inert particles, usually sand. Air is blown through the sand from the bottom which causes the bed to behave like a fluid. This fluid bed has an extremely high heat transfer rate which aids in combustion. Most of the combustion occurs in the fluid bed with the balance taking place in the vapour space above. Most fluid reactors add air only through the sand bed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
CONT

Le lit de sable consiste en une épaisseur de deux pieds de sable déposé à la base du brûleur. Au départ, le sable est chauffé à l'aide d'un brûleur auxiliaire à gaz propane. L'air chaud ainsi injecté dans le lit de sable crée une forte turbulence et l'amène à se comporter comme un liquide en ébullition. D'où l'appellation de lit liquéfié.

Spanish

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