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MOTEUR AGITATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aerated grit chamber
1, record 1, English, aerated%20grit%20chamber
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- aerated grit-removal unit 2, record 1, English, aerated%20grit%2Dremoval%20unit
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[a] type of detritus tank in which air is introduced at the bottom of one end or side of the tank. The rising air bubbles serve to wash the organic material out of the settled grit. The washed grit is collected in a sump and lifted out of the tank by a conveyor or air lift pump. 1, record 1, English, - aerated%20grit%20chamber
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dessableur aéré
1, record 1, French, dessableur%20a%C3%A9r%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Avec] les dessableurs rectangulaires aérés, [...] l'air insufflé provoque une rotation du liquide [...]. L'extraction du sable est réalisée mécaniquement, soit par raclage vers une fosse de réception et reprise par pompage, soit directement par pompe suceuse [...] L'air insufflé, en plus de son rôle moteur, favorise par son effet d’agitation la séparation des matières organiques pouvant être agglutinées aux particules de sable. 1, record 1, French, - dessableur%20a%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L’ensemble peut comporter [...] des postes de pompage; [un] dessableur aéré [...] 1, record 1, French, - dessableur%20a%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Research Equipment
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
- Biochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- stirring motor
1, record 2, English, stirring%20motor
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- stir motor 2, record 2, English, stir%20motor
correct
- stirrer motor 3, record 2, English, stirrer%20motor
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Stir motors are used to cause stirring in a solution. 2, record 2, English, - stirring%20motor
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A magnetic stirrer is a device that lets you stir a solution without having any contact between the stirring motor and the solution. What you do is add a small, sterilised stir bar into the liquid and sit the container on the magnetic stirrer. 1, record 2, English, - stirring%20motor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
- Biochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- moteur d'agitation
1, record 2, French, moteur%20d%27agitation
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- moteur d'agitateur 2, record 2, French, moteur%20d%27agitateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un moteur d’agitation pneumatique, atteignant des vitesses de 250 tr/min, permet le malaxage de la matière énergétique. 3, record 2, French, - moteur%20d%27agitation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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