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WORM CONVEYOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
- Automated Materials Handling
- Ore Extraction and Transport
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- screw conveyor
1, record 1, English, screw%20conveyor
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- screw conveyer 2, record 1, English, screw%20conveyer
correct
- spiral conveyor 3, record 1, English, spiral%20conveyor
correct
- auger conveyor 4, record 1, English, auger%20conveyor
correct
- worm conveyor 5, record 1, English, worm%20conveyor
correct
- tubular screw conveyor 6, record 1, English, tubular%20screw%20conveyor
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A conveyor consisting of a helical screw that rotates upon a single shaft within a stationary trough or casing, and which can move bulk material along a horizontal, inclined, or vertical plane. 7, record 1, English, - screw%20conveyor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
screw conveyor: term standardized by ISO. 8, record 1, English, - screw%20conveyor
Record 1, Key term(s)
- spiral conveyer
- auger conveyer
- worm conveyer
- tubular screw conveyer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
- Manutention automatique
- Extraction et transport du minerai
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- transporteur à vis
1, record 1, French, transporteur%20%C3%A0%20vis
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- transporteur à vis sans fin 2, record 1, French, transporteur%20%C3%A0%20vis%20sans%20fin
correct, masculine noun
- transporteur à vis d'Archimède 3, record 1, French, transporteur%20%C3%A0%20vis%20d%27Archim%C3%A8de
correct, masculine noun
- vis d'Archimède 4, record 1, French, vis%20d%27Archim%C3%A8de
correct, feminine noun
- vis transporteuse 5, record 1, French, vis%20transporteuse
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- transporteur à hélice 6, record 1, French, transporteur%20%C3%A0%20h%C3%A9lice
correct, masculine noun
- hélice transporteuse 7, record 1, French, h%C3%A9lice%20transporteuse
correct, feminine noun
- transporteur hélicoïdal 3, record 1, French, transporteur%20h%C3%A9lico%C3%AFdal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] transporteur constitué d'une auge fixe ou d'un tube dans lequel le produit se déplace sous l'action d'une hélice. 8, record 1, French, - transporteur%20%C3%A0%20vis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mécanisme utilisé pour le transport continu [...] de matériaux granuleux ou pulvérulents, à l'horizontale ou à des angles d'inclinaison allant jusqu'à 30° [...] La vis d'acier, en fonte, en bois, ou encore en ciment armé [...] tourne et pousse le matériau dans un sens ou dans l'autre [...] 9, record 1, French, - transporteur%20%C3%A0%20vis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
transporteur à vis : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR et l'ISO. 10, record 1, French, - transporteur%20%C3%A0%20vis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
vis transporteuse : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 10, record 1, French, - transporteur%20%C3%A0%20vis
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Transportadores y canaletas (Manutención)
- Manipulación automática de materiales
- Extracción y transporte de minerales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tornillo transportador
1, record 1, Spanish, tornillo%20transportador
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- transportador de tornillo 1, record 1, Spanish, transportador%20de%20tornillo
masculine noun
- sinfín cargador 1, record 1, Spanish, sinf%C3%ADn%20cargador
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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