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CRIBLE GRILLE FIXE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-08-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mining Equipment and Tools
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fixed-screen jig
1, record 1, English, fixed%2Dscreen%20jig
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fixed-sieve jig 2, record 1, English, fixed%2Dsieve%20jig
correct
- fixed-bed jig 3, record 1, English, fixed%2Dbed%20jig
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The two main types used in industry are "moving-screen" and "fixed-screen" jigs. In the former the screen box is moved upward and downward in a tank of water. In the latter, the screen box is stationary and the jigging fluid is pulsed upward and downward through it. Water is normally the pulsing fluid. ... Fixed-screen Jigs. The oldest type of jig in use is the Harz [in which] an ore box ... occupies about half the plan area of a compartment in a water-filled tank, called the "hutch". In the other half of this compartment a loosely fitting plunger moves vertically, so as to pulse water upward and downward. 1, record 1, English, - fixed%2Dscreen%20jig
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- jig à crible fixe
1, record 1, French, jig%20%C3%A0%20crible%20fixe
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- crible à grille fixe 2, record 1, French, crible%20%C3%A0%20grille%20fixe
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les principaux types utilisés dans l’industrie sont les jigs à cribles fixes et les jigs à cribles mobiles. Pour les premiers, la pulsion du liquide est assurée, généralement, par un diaphragme ou un piston. [...] Le type le plus ancien est le jig Harz [qui] est constitué par une huche divisée en deux compartiments: l’un est muni d’un piston plongeur, l’autre d’une grille [...] 1, record 1, French, - jig%20%C3%A0%20crible%20fixe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’ancêtre des jigs à grille fixe est le jig Harz dont la pulsation était créée par un piston d’où le nom de bac à piston ou à pistonnage que l’on peut rencontrer dans les articles anciens. Les concentrés étaient prélevés dans la huche par vanne et contre-vanne. 2, record 1, French, - jig%20%C3%A0%20crible%20fixe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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