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EPROUVE PRATIQUE [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freezing and Refrigerating
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Equipment (Chemistry)
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Équipement (Chimie)
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d’une compagnie canadienne d’équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
  • Coal Preparation
CONT

Properly constructed and operated brick kilns are without doubt one of the most effective methods of charcoal production ... The fourth type of kiln well proven in practice is the Missouri kiln developed and still in use in the United States. It is usually made of reinforced concrete or concrete breeze blocks and has steel chimneys and doors. Its yield is similar to the Argentine and Brazilian furnaces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
  • Préparation des charbons
CONT

Bien construits et bien employés, les fours en briques sont sans aucun doute l'une des méthodes de production de charbon de bois les plus efficaces. [...] Le quatrième type de four bien éprouvé en pratique est le four Missouri, né aux États-Unis où il est toujours employé. Il est généralement construit en béton armé ou en parpaings de béton, avec cheminées et portes en acier. Son rendement est comparable à celui des fours argentin et brésilien.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
DEF

Density base on oven-dry weight and the volume when tested - commonly when the wood is green or at 50 or 12% moisture content but also (e.g. Canada) when air-dry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
DEF

Densité calculée d’après le poids anhydre et le volume de l'échantillon de bois au moment où il est éprouvé, c.-à-d., dans la pratique, lorsque le bois est vert, ou lorsqu'il contient 50 ou 12 % d’humidité.

OBS

Au Canada, on appelle densité nominale la densité calculée d’après le poids anhydre et le volume sec à l’air.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
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