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TENEUR EAU BOUE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-12-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sludge dewatering
1, record 1, English, sludge%20dewatering
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dewatering 2, record 1, English, dewatering
correct, standardized
- sludge dehydration 3, record 1, English, sludge%20dehydration
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process whereby wet sludge, usually conditioned by a coagulant, has its water content reduced by physical means. 4, record 1, English, - sludge%20dewatering
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is necessary to distinguish between sludge thickening and sludge dewatering. Although both processes result in solids concentration and volume reduction, the difference is in the degree. We can define thickening as the concentration of solids to less than 15% solids. Such a sludge is still pumpable by conventional means and has most of the characteristics of a liquid. Dewatering ... is defined as the concentration of sludge solids to greater than 15% ... 5, record 1, English, - sludge%20dewatering
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dewatering: term and definition standardized by ISO. 6, record 1, English, - sludge%20dewatering
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déshydratation des boues
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9shydratation%20des%20boues
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- déshydratation 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9shydratation
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé qui consiste à réduire, par des moyens physiques, la teneur en eau d’une boue humide, généralement conditionnée par un agent coagulant. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9shydratation%20des%20boues
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
déshydratation : terme et définition normalisés par l’ISO. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9shydratation%20des%20boues
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de aguas residuales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- deshidratación
1, record 1, Spanish, deshidrataci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- deshidratación de lodos 2, record 1, Spanish, deshidrataci%C3%B3n%20de%20lodos
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proceso que consiste en reducir, por medios físicos, el contenido de agua del lodo húmedo, generalmente acondicionado por un coagulante. 3, record 1, Spanish, - deshidrataci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- high-solids digester
1, record 2, English, high%2Dsolids%20digester
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In high-solids digesters, the materials are either pumped into a digester tank as a slurry or stacked in place. When stacked in place, water is percolated through the materials to distribute nutrients and microorganisms; they are not submerged in a tank. 1, record 2, English, - high%2Dsolids%20digester
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- digesteur à haute teneur en solides
1, record 2, French, digesteur%20%C3%A0%20haute%20teneur%20en%20solides
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les digesteurs à haute teneur en solides, les matières sont soit pompées dans une cuve de digestion en tant que boue liquide ou empilées en place. Lorsque les matières sont empilées en place, l'eau passe à travers ces matières pour répartir les éléments nutritifs et les microorganismes; ils ne sont pas immergés dans l'eau. 1, record 2, French, - digesteur%20%C3%A0%20haute%20teneur%20en%20solides
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-06-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Soil Science
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mudslide
1, record 3, English, mudslide
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- mudflow 2, record 3, English, mudflow
correct
- mud flow 3, record 3, English, mud%20flow
correct
- mud-flow 4, record 3, English, mud%2Dflow
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A condition where there is a river, flow or inundation of liquid mud down a hillside usually as a result of a dual condition of loss of brush cover, and the subsequent accumulation of water on the ground preceded by a period of unusually heavy or sustained rain. 5, record 3, English, - mudslide
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A mudslide (sometimes called a mudflow) is the most rapid (up to 80 km/h) and fluid type of downhill mass movement comprising of at least 50 per cent silt and clay-sized materials and up to 30 per cent water. 6, record 3, English, - mudslide
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A mudslide may occur as a distinct phenomenon while a landslide is in progress. 5, record 3, English, - mudslide
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Science du sol
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- coulée de boue
1, record 3, French, coul%C3%A9e%20de%20boue
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- coulée boueuse 2, record 3, French, coul%C3%A9e%20boueuse
correct, feminine noun
- déluge de boue 3, record 3, French, d%C3%A9luge%20de%20boue
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La coulée de boue est un mouvement rapide d’une masse de matériaux remaniés, à forte teneur en eau et de consistance plus ou moins visqueuse. Elle prend fréquemment naissance dans la partie aval d’un glissement de terrain. 4, record 3, French, - coul%C3%A9e%20de%20boue
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Vestige d’une coulée boueuse. Barcelonnette - France. Souvent rapides et extrêmement dangereuses, les coulées sont déclenchées par un excès d’eau (pluies exceptionnelles, fonte des neiges ou d’un glacier ...). 5, record 3, French, - coul%C3%A9e%20de%20boue
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
- Ciencia del suelo
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- flujo de lodo
1, record 3, Spanish, flujo%20de%20lodo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- corriente de lodo 1, record 3, Spanish, corriente%20de%20lodo
correct, feminine noun
- corriente de barro 2, record 3, Spanish, corriente%20de%20barro
correct, feminine noun
- corriente de fango 3, record 3, Spanish, corriente%20de%20fango
correct, feminine noun
- colada de barro 4, record 3, Spanish, colada%20de%20barro
correct, feminine noun
- colada de fango 4, record 3, Spanish, colada%20de%20fango
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Flujo de agua tan fuertemente cargado de tierra y residuos que la masa fluyente es espesa y viscosa. 5, record 3, Spanish, - flujo%20de%20lodo
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tipo de solifluxión, propio de ciertas pendientes arcillosas. 3, record 3, Spanish, - flujo%20de%20lodo
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-07-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- Geological Research and Exploration
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- elutriator
1, record 4, English, elutriator
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An appliance for washing or sizing very fine particles, based on the principle that large grains settle at a faster rate through a liquid than small grains of the same material. The medium is commonly and upward current of water. 1, record 4, English, - elutriator
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- élutriomètre
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9lutriom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Est appelé sable tout ce qui ne passe pas au tamis 200(mailles de 0, 074mm). La mesure de sa teneur peut se faire par tamisage, centrifugation ou élutriation(lévigation).(...) L'élutriomètre(...) fait appel à un courant d’eau ascendant introduit par le bas dans un tube de débordement ou se trouve l'échantillon de boue. Lorsque l'eau est devenue parfaitement claire, on mesure le volume de sable resté au fond. Les conditions de l'essai sont évidemment normalisées pour que la séparation des sables corresponde à la dimension du tamis 200. 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9lutriom%C3%A8tre
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1982-08-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- jellified matter 1, record 5, English, jellified%20matter
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The main types of solids suspended in a sludge can be classified qualitatively as follows: ... flocculated or jellified matter, often originating from colloidal particle (organic or mineral), containing a large volume of bound water, of low specific mass (metal hydroxide floc, biological floc, with a high protein content); ... 1, record 5, English, - jellified%20matter
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- matière gélifiée
1, record 5, French, mati%C3%A8re%20g%C3%A9lifi%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On peut classer qualitativement les principales matières en suspension présentes dans une boue, en :[...] matières floculées ou gélifiées provenant souvent des particules colloïdales(organiques ou minérales), englobant un important volume d’eau liée, de masse volumique réduite(flocs d’hydroxydes métalliques, flocs biologiques à haute teneur en protéines) [...] 1, record 5, French, - mati%C3%A8re%20g%C3%A9lifi%C3%A9e
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1982-08-31
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- combustion hearth
1, record 6, English, combustion%20hearth
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The sludge which is gradually dried on the upper levels [of the multiple-hearth furnace] until water content is 50 to 60% in the case of town sewage sludge, then drops on to the combustion hearth where the matter is completely ignited at a temperature of 760 to 870 ° C in an oxidizing atmosphere. 1, record 6, English, - combustion%20hearth
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- sole de combustion
1, record 6, French, sole%20de%20combustion
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La boue qui, dans les étages supérieurs(du four à soles étagées] jusqu'à une teneur en eau de 50 à 60% pour les boues résiduaires urbaines tombe ensuite sur la sole de combustion où la température de 760 à 870 ° C en atmosphère oxydante permet l'inflammation complète de la matière. 1, record 6, French, - sole%20de%20combustion
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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