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CYCLONE-RECOVERY SKIMMER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-10-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Anti-pollution Measures
- Water Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- centrifugal skimmer
1, record 1, English, centrifugal%20skimmer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- vortex skimmer 1, record 1, English, vortex%20skimmer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Recovery device that creates a whirlwind in order to concentrate hydrocarbons dispersed widely over a surface, so that they can be removed by pumping. 2, record 1, English, - centrifugal%20skimmer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Centrifugal Skimmers. This skimmer design operates by the creation of a water vortex, or whirlpool, which draws the oil into a collection area; the oil is subsequently pumped from this area to an oil-water separator for recovery. 1, record 1, English, - centrifugal%20skimmer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Figure 14. Operating principle of centrifugal (vortex)-type skimmers. 1, record 1, English, - centrifugal%20skimmer
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cyclone-recovery skimmer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures antipollution
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- récupérateur à vortex
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9rateur%20%C3%A0%20vortex
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- récupérateur centrifuge 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9rateur%20centrifuge
correct, masculine noun
- écrémeur centrifuge 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9cr%C3%A9meur%20centrifuge
correct, masculine noun
- écrémeur-centrifugeur 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9cr%C3%A9meur%2Dcentrifugeur
masculine noun
- écrémeur à vortex 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9cr%C3%A9meur%20%C3%A0%20vortex
proposal, masculine noun
- écrémeuse à vortex 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9cr%C3%A9meuse%20%C3%A0%20vortex
proposal, feminine noun
- centrifugeur 3, record 1, French, centrifugeur
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
"Récupérateur à vortex" : récupérateur créant un vortex permettant d'accumuler en un seul point le volume d'hydrocarbures initialement réparti en couche mince, de façon à le recueillir facilement par pompage. 4, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9rateur%20%C3%A0%20vortex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
"centrifugeur" [entre guillemets dans la source, pour indiquer que le terme est douteux] : Écrémeur qui, grâce à la création d'un tourbillon ou vortex dans l'eau, envoie les hydrocarbures dans un compartiment dont il est pourvu, d'où ils peuvent être pompés. 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9rateur%20%C3%A0%20vortex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"récupérateur" : Appareil destiné à récupérer des hydrocarbures répandus en nappes à la surface de l'eau. (Syn. écrémeur, écrémeuse.) 4, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9rateur%20%C3%A0%20vortex
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medidas contra la contaminación
- Contaminación del agua
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- recuperador ciclónico
1, record 1, Spanish, recuperador%20cicl%C3%B3nico
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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