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BROYEUR MINERAI [11 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mineral crusher
1, record 1, English, mineral%20crusher
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mineral crusher: an item in the "Mining and Mineral Harvesting Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category. 2, record 1, English, - mineral%20crusher
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- broyeur de minerai
1, record 1, French, broyeur%20de%20minerai
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
broyeur de minerai : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement d’exploitation minière et d’extraction minérale» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières». 2, record 1, French, - broyeur%20de%20minerai
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-03-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cascade mill
1, record 2, English, cascade%20mill
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cascade grinding mill 2, record 2, English, cascade%20grinding%20mill
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- broyeur à cascade
1, record 2, French, broyeur%20%C3%A0%20cascade
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- concasseur à cascade 1, record 2, French, concasseur%20%C3%A0%20cascade
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Broyeur cylindrique, généralement de grand diamètre, tournant autour d’un axe horizontal équipé intérieurement de dispositifs releveurs, et dans lequel l'effet de broyage est obtenu principalement par la chute des corps broyants(blocs de minerai, galets ou boulets). 1, record 2, French, - broyeur%20%C3%A0%20cascade
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
concasseur à cascade : Appellation impropre pour désigner un broyeur à cascade. 1, record 2, French, - broyeur%20%C3%A0%20cascade
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-01-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Coal Preparation
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ball mill
1, record 3, English, ball%20mill
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- ball grinder 2, record 3, English, ball%20grinder
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A piece of milling equipment [consisting of] a cylindrical shaped steel container filled with steel balls into which crushed ore is fed. 3, record 3, English, - ball%20mill
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The ball mill is rotated, causing the balls themselves to cascade, which in turn grinds the ore. 3, record 3, English, - ball%20mill
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The ball mill differs from the tube mill by being short in length; its length, as a rule, is not far from its diameter ... The tube mill is usually long in comparison with its diameter, uses smaller balls, and produces a finer product. 4, record 3, English, - ball%20mill
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
According to some sources, the grinding medium of a ball mill may consist of either steel balls, rods, or lumps of rock, ore, or flint pebbles. However, most sources restrict the use of the term "ball mill" to a grinding apparatus using steel balls as the grinding medium. 5, record 3, English, - ball%20mill
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
ball mill: term standardized by ISO. 5, record 3, English, - ball%20mill
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Préparation des charbons
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- broyeur à boulets
1, record 3, French, broyeur%20%C3%A0%20boulets
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- broyeur par boulets 2, record 3, French, broyeur%20par%20boulets
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] cylindre horizontal, garni de plaques de blindage ondulées, dans lequel on a placé des boulets d’acier [...] 3, record 3, French, - broyeur%20%C3%A0%20boulets
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le broyeur [à boulets] tourne à une vitesse telle que la force centrifuge remonte les boulets jusqu'à une certaine hauteur d’où ils retombent, sans atteindre la vitesse critique à laquelle ils ne retomberaient plus. Arrivant à une extrémité du cylindre, le minerai est trituré et broyé par la masse des boulets et progresse vers l'autre bout, où il sort. 3, record 3, French, - broyeur%20%C3%A0%20boulets
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
broyeur à boulets : terme normalisé par l’ISO. 4, record 3, French, - broyeur%20%C3%A0%20boulets
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Preparación de los productos mineros
- Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
- Preparación del carbón
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- molino de bolas
1, record 3, Spanish, molino%20de%20bolas
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-01-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- wet grinding
1, record 4, English, wet%20grinding
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Comminution of ore in aqueous suspension; typically practised in the ball milling of finely crushed rock. 2, record 4, English, - wet%20grinding
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In some cement plants and many mining operations, ball, tube, rod, and pebble mills operate wet, water being added with the feed and the product being discharged as a slurry. Rake or cone type classifiers are used in closed circuits that employ wet grinding. 3, record 4, English, - wet%20grinding
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- broyage humide
1, record 4, French, broyage%20humide
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- broyage en voie humide 2, record 4, French, broyage%20en%20voie%20humide
correct
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Broyage effectué en milieu aqueux. 3, record 4, French, - broyage%20humide
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Broyage. [...] On pratique généralement le broyage humide : l'eau arrive dans le broyeur avec le minerai et sort sous forme de pulpe [...] 4, record 4, French, - broyage%20humide
Record 4, Key term(s)
- broyage en phase liquide
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Preparación de los productos mineros
- Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- trituración húmeda
1, record 4, Spanish, trituraci%C3%B3n%20h%C3%BAmeda
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-07-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Mining Equipment and Tools
- Processing of Mineral Products
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- grinding mill
1, record 5, English, grinding%20mill
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- grinder 2, record 5, English, grinder
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A machine for the wet or dry fine crushing of ore or other material. 3, record 5, English, - grinding%20mill
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Crushers are used when the feed (material to be processed) is coarse; grinding mills, when the feed is relatively fine. 4, record 5, English, - grinding%20mill
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The three main types [of grinding mill] are the ball, rod, and tube mills. The mill consists of a rotating cylindrical drum and the ore enters one hollow trunnion and the finished product leaves the other. 3, record 5, English, - grinding%20mill
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
- Préparation des produits miniers
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- broyeur
1, record 5, French, broyeur
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine destinée à réduire en poudre plus ou moins fine des morceaux de matériau peu résilient. 2, record 5, French, - broyeur
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Broyage. Le minerai concassé à 8 à 12 mm est amené à la fraction de millimètre exigée, contrôlée à la sortie du broyeur par un classificateur qui recycle les fragments encore trop gros [...] 3, record 5, French, - broyeur
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En principe, il n’existe pas de différence entre le concassage et le broyage [...]; toutefois, en pratique, le premier terme exprime une réduction en blocs plus gros que le second, une division moins poussée de la matière. 4, record 5, French, - broyeur
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-07-08
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- grinding-mill operator
1, record 6, English, grinding%2Dmill%20operator
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- conducteur de broyeur
1, record 6, French, conducteur%20de%20broyeur
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- conductrice de broyeur 2, record 6, French, conductrice%20de%20broyeur
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Conducteur de broyeur de minerai. 2, record 6, French, - conducteur%20de%20broyeur
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-04-09
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- semi-autogenous grinding mill
1, record 7, English, semi%2Dautogenous%20grinding%20mill
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- semi-autogenous mill 2, record 7, English, semi%2Dautogenous%20mill
correct
- SAG mill 3, record 7, English, SAG%20mill
correct
- sag mill 4, record 7, English, sag%20mill
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] grinding mill which uses grinding media, usually steel balls. 5, record 7, English, - semi%2Dautogenous%20grinding%20mill
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
SAG mill; semi-autogenous grinding mill. A large rotating drum is filled with ore, water, and steel grinding balls. The result is a fine slurry. The mill is so named because the rock itself does some of the grinding. 1, record 7, English, - semi%2Dautogenous%20grinding%20mill
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "semi-autogenous" means that the ore acts to a certain extent as its own grinding media. 6, record 7, English, - semi%2Dautogenous%20grinding%20mill
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- broyeur semi-autogène
1, record 7, French, broyeur%20semi%2Dautog%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- broyeur SAG 2, record 7, French, broyeur%20SAG
see observation, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Broyeur autogène dans lequel on a ajouté une certaine charge de corps broyants étrangers au minerai pour pallier l'insuffisance de blocs dans le tout-venant. 3, record 7, French, - broyeur%20semi%2Dautog%C3%A8ne
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les broyeurs semi-autogènes [...] sont semblables aux broyeurs à boulets avec un rapport L/D inférieur ou égal à 2. Les boulets sont remplacés par des morceaux de minerai préalablement calibrés. [...] On les utilise comme appareils de finissage, placés derrière un auto-broyeur intégral ou un broyeur à barres. La fragmentation est un peu plus fine que celle du même broyeur chargé de boulets d’acier. 4, record 7, French, - broyeur%20semi%2Dautog%C3%A8ne
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
broyeur SAG : Nous recommandons de ne pas utiliser seule l’abréviation «SAG» en français, pour éviter tout risque de confusion. À la limite, écrire «broyeur semi-autogène («SAG»)». 5, record 7, French, - broyeur%20semi%2Dautog%C3%A8ne
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2000-09-13
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- mill rod
1, record 8, English, mill%20rod
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- rod of a mill 1, record 8, English, rod%20of%20a%20mill
- grinding rod 1, record 8, English, grinding%20rod
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- barre de broyage
1, record 8, French, barre%20de%20broyage
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- barre de broyeur 2, record 8, French, barre%20de%20broyeur
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Barre cylindrique utilisée dans un broyeur dit broyeur à barres en vue de réduire la taille des grains de minerai. 1, record 8, French, - barre%20de%20broyage
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2000-09-13
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- milling ball
1, record 9, English, milling%20ball
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- ball 2, record 9, English, ball
correct, noun
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
ball mill: A piece of milling equipment used to grind ore into small particles. It is a cylindrical shaped steel container filled with steel balls into which crushed ore is fed. The ball mill is rotated, causing the balls themselves to cascade, which in turn grinds the ore. 3, record 9, English, - milling%20ball
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- boulet
1, record 9, French, boulet
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Corps broyant sphérique, utilisé dans les broyeurs à boulets, les broyeurs cylindriques, etc. et constitué généralement de fonte ou d’acier, et parfois d’alumine, de silex, de porcelaine, etc. 2, record 9, French, - boulet
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le «broyeur à boulets» est un cylindre horizontal, garni de plaques de blindage ondulées, dans lequel on a placé des boulets d’acier [...] Le broyeur tourne à une vitesse telle que la force centrifuge remonte les boulets jusqu'à une certaine hauteur d’où ils retombent [...] Arrivant à une extrémité du cylindre, le minerai est trituré et broyé par la masse des boulets et progresse vers l'autre bout, où il sort. 3, record 9, French, - boulet
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Preparación de los productos mineros
- Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- bola
1, record 9, Spanish, bola
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2000-08-22
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- dryer mill 1, record 10, English, dryer%20mill
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- broyeur sécheur
1, record 10, French, broyeur%20s%C3%A9cheur
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- sécheur-broyeur 1, record 10, French, s%C3%A9cheur%2Dbroyeur
correct, masculine noun
- broyeur-sécheur 2, record 10, French, broyeur%2Ds%C3%A9cheur
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Broyeur réalisant en même temps un séchage de minerai, obtenu par circulation de gaz chauds. 1, record 10, French, - broyeur%20s%C3%A9cheur
Record 10, Key term(s)
- sécheur broyeur
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1995-07-31
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- conditioning plant
1, record 11, English, conditioning%20plant
proposal
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- conditioning facility 1, record 11, English, conditioning%20facility
proposal
- waste conditioning plant 1, record 11, English, waste%20conditioning%20plant
proposal
- waste conditioning facility 1, record 11, English, waste%20conditioning%20facility
proposal
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- atelier de conditionnement
1, record 11, French, atelier%20de%20conditionnement
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- installation de conditionnement de déchets 1, record 11, French, installation%20de%20conditionnement%20de%20d%C3%A9chets
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Usines de traitement du minerai d’uranium]. Il existe aussi un risque d’inhalation de divers radio-éléments :-le radon et ses descendants au niveau de la zone de stockage des minerais, du concasseur, du broyeur et des cuves d’attaque,-les poussières radioactives du minerai et de résidus radifères, soit soulevées par le vent(zone de stockage des minerais et des résidus de traitement), soit émises mécaniquement(concassage, broyage),-les poussières d’uranate dans les ateliers de séchage et de conditionnement. 1, record 11, French, - atelier%20de%20conditionnement
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les installations nucléaires de base [...] comprennent [...] toutes les grandes installations productrices de déchets et d’effluents radioactifs : réacteurs, usines du cycle de combustible, grands accélérateurs et laboratoires, sans oublier les installations de conditionnement et de stockage des déchets. 1, record 11, French, - atelier%20de%20conditionnement
Record 11, Key term(s)
- atelier de conditionnement de déchets
- installation de conditionnement
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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