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EGRENAGE ROULEAU [2 records]

Record 1 2022-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cotton Industry
CONT

... roller ginning does less harm to the fiber because it is a much gentler process than saw ginning. Roller ginning upland cotton results in fiber that can average two staple lengths longer, two percentage points higher in length uniformity, and two percentage points lower in short fiber compared to saw ginning the same cotton.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie cotonnière
CONT

L'égreneuse à rouleau cause moins de dommages que l'égreneuse à scies lorsque la fibre est séparée de la graine. L'égrenage au rouleau est néanmoins un processus beaucoup plus lent.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cotton Industry
  • Harvesting Equipment (Agriculture)
DEF

The process by which the lint is removed from the cotton seeds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie cotonnière
  • Machines de récolte (Agriculture)
OBS

L'égrenage, autrefois pratiqué à la main, se fait [...] à l'aide de machines(égreneuses «saw-gin», association de scies et de brosses; égreneuses à rouleau ou à cylindre).

OBS

L’égrenage du coton : séparation des fibres d’avec la graine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria algodonera
  • Máquinas para la cosecha (Agricultura)
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