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COMMINUTING [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Slaughterhouses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- comminuting process
1, record 1, English, comminuting%20process
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Comminuting processes include mechanical separation, flaking and grinding. 2, record 1, English, - comminuting%20process
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Abattoirs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- opération de hachage
1, record 1, French, op%C3%A9ration%20de%20hachage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les opérations de hachage comprennent la séparation mécanique, le déchiquetage et le moulinage. 2, record 1, French, - op%C3%A9ration%20de%20hachage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Meats and Meat Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cutter
1, record 2, English, cutter
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cutter-mixer 2, record 2, English, cutter%2Dmixer
correct
- high-speed cutter-mixer 2, record 2, English, high%2Dspeed%20cutter%2Dmixer
correct
- comminuting machine 3, record 2, English, comminuting%20machine
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
meat processing equipment. 3, record 2, English, - cutter
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cutter
1, record 2, French, cutter
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mélangeur-cutter 2, record 2, French, m%C3%A9langeur%2Dcutter
correct, masculine noun
- mélangeur-cutter haute vitesse 2, record 2, French, m%C3%A9langeur%2Dcutter%20haute%20vitesse
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil utilisé en charcuterie industrielle, constitué d'un récipient mobile autour d'un axe et comportant des couteaux tournant à grande vitesse, permettant le hachage et le mélange des viandes et des gras. 3, record 2, French, - cutter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Type de hachoir qui fragmente la viande en une pâte très fine. 4, record 2, French, - cutter
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria alimentaria
- Industria cárnica, de fiambres y embutidos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cutter
1, record 2, Spanish, cutter
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Aparato que] contiene un plato móvil donde se ponen los trozos de carne, estos giran y pasan por un juego de cuchillas, la carne es picada hasta formar una pasta bien fina o una emulsión cárnica (carne, grasa y agua). 1, record 2, Spanish, - cutter
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-05-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
- Wastewater Treatment
- Sewers and Drainage
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- shredder
1, record 3, English, shredder
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- shredding device 1, record 3, English, shredding%20device
correct
- comminutor 1, record 3, English, comminutor
correct, see observation
- comminuting machine 1, record 3, English, comminuting%20machine
correct, see observation
- communitor 2, record 3, English, communitor
avoid, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A shredder or comminutor cuts solids in the waste water passing through the device to about one-quarter inch size. They are installed directly in a flow channel and are provided with a by-pass so that the section containing the shredder can be isolated and drained for machine maintenance. 1, record 3, English, - shredder
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Comminutor" is usually used to name a specific type of shredding device and is a registered trade name. However it is also often used in a broader sense to mean all types of shredders and thus may be considered a synonym of shredder. 3, record 3, English, - shredder
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Barminutor, combination screening and comminuting machine, has a high-speed rotating cutter that travels up and down on the front of the bar screen. 1, record 3, English, - shredder
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Comminuting machine" is not truly a terminological unit. Rather it is an expression which explains the function of the machine. 3, record 3, English, - shredder
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
"communitor": although used in some sources (p. ex. Internet), the right spelling is "comminutor" and not "communitor". 4, record 3, English, - shredder
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
- Traitement des eaux usées
- Égouts et drainage
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dilacérateur
1, record 3, French, dilac%C3%A9rateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- appareil de dilacération 2, record 3, French, appareil%20de%20dilac%C3%A9ration
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dilacération. Cette opération de traitement [...] a pour but de désintégrer les matières solides charriées par l'eau. Au lieu d'être extraites de l'effluent brut ces matières sont déchiquetées au passage et poursuivent le circuit de l'eau vers les stades de traitement suivants. [...] On distingue les dilacérateurs au fil de l'eau et les dilacérateurs associés (sous-entendu avec une grille mécanique). 1, record 3, French, - dilac%C3%A9rateur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On distingue deux types principaux de dilacérateurs : les dilacérateurs au fil de l'eau et les dilacérateurs en ligne. 3, record 3, French, - dilac%C3%A9rateur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo y herramientas (Abastecimiento de agua)
- Tratamiento de aguas residuales
- Alcantarillas y drenaje
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- dilacerador
1, record 3, Spanish, dilacerador
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- desmenuzador 1, record 3, Spanish, desmenuzador
masculine noun
- molino 1, record 3, Spanish, molino
masculine noun
- cortadora 1, record 3, Spanish, cortadora
feminine noun
- trituradora 1, record 3, Spanish, trituradora
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositivo que sirve para romper o cortar los sólidos hasta un tamaño tal que permita que sean reintegrados a las aguas negras sin peligro de obstruir las bombas o las tuberías o afectar los sistemas de tratamientos posteriores. 1, record 3, Spanish, - dilacerador
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-05-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
- Wastewater Treatment
- Sewers and Drainage
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- comminutor
1, record 4, English, comminutor
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- comminuting device 1, record 4, English, comminuting%20device
correct
- cummunitor 2, record 4, English, cummunitor
avoid, see observation
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To eliminate the problems associated with the collection, removal, storage and handling of the screenings, devices are installed for the continuous intercepting, shredding and grinding into small pieces of the large floating material in the waste flow. These cutting and shredding devices are called comminutors. 1, record 4, English, - comminutor
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "comminutor" is strictly speaking used to designate only a specific type of shredding device. In a larger sense it is used to designate all types of shredders. A few authors have assigned a third, even larger, sense to the term. They use "comminutor" to mean any type of grinding as well as shredding device. It is this third meaning which is the object of this record. In French, "dilacérateur" refers to cutting and shredding devices only. 3, record 4, English, - comminutor
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"communitor": although used in some sources (e.g. Internet), the right spelling is "comminutor" and not "communitor". 4, record 4, English, - comminutor
Record 4, Key term(s)
- comminuter
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
- Traitement des eaux usées
- Égouts et drainage
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- dilacérateur
1, record 4, French, dilac%C3%A9rateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dilacération. Cette opération de traitement [...] a pour but de désintégrer les matières solides charriées par l'eau. Au lieu d'être extraites de l'effluent brut ces matières sont déchiquetées au passage et poursuivent le circuit de l'eau vers les stades de traitement suivants. [...] On distingue les dilacérateurs au fil de l'eau et les dilacérateurs associés (sous-entendu avec une grille mécanique). 1, record 4, French, - dilac%C3%A9rateur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il n'existe pas en français d'équivalent parfait pour la notion anglaise. Les Français utilisent, soit des dilacérateurs (cutting and shredding), soit des broyeurs (grinding), mais aucun appareil ne fait les trois opérations. 2, record 4, French, - dilac%C3%A9rateur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1992-02-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Meats and Meat Industries
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- comminuting
1, record 5, English, comminuting
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- broyage fin
1, record 5, French, broyage%20fin
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- fragmentation 1, record 5, French, fragmentation
correct, feminine noun
- division 1, record 5, French, division
correct, feminine noun
- cuttérage 2, record 5, French, cutt%C3%A9rage
correct, masculine noun, France
- cutterage 3, record 5, French, cutterage
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération de charcuterie industrielle consistant à passer la viande au cutter. (La finesse des produits dépend du temps de cutterage). 3, record 5, French, - broyage%20fin
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1986-02-06
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Centrifugal Pumps
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- macerator
1, record 6, English, macerator
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- screenings disintegrator 1, record 6, English, screenings%20disintegrator
correct
- disintegrator pump 2, record 6, English, disintegrator%20pump
correct
- comminutor pump 3, record 6, English, comminutor%20pump
- comminuting pump 4, record 6, English, comminuting%20pump
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, 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 6, English, - macerator
Record number: 6, 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 6, English, - macerator
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pompes centrifuges
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- pompe dilacératrice
1, record 6, French, pompe%20dilac%C3%A9ratrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- pompe déchiqueteuse 2, record 6, French, pompe%20d%C3%A9chiqueteuse
feminine noun
- déchiqueteur 3, record 6, French, d%C3%A9chiqueteur
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) pompes centrifuges dont la roue à profil spécial (...) permet de broyer les matières contenues dans l'eau. 4, record 6, French, - pompe%20dilac%C3%A9ratrice
Record number: 6, 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 6, French, - pompe%20dilac%C3%A9ratrice
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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