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CUVE SEDIMENTATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-09-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
- Wastewater Treatment
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- settling tank
1, record 1, English, settling%20tank
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- settling basin 2, record 1, English, settling%20basin
correct
- sedimentation basin 3, record 1, English, sedimentation%20basin
correct
- sedimentation tank 4, record 1, English, sedimentation%20tank
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A basin in which wastewater containing settleable solids is retained to remove by gravity a part of the suspended matter. 5, record 1, English, - settling%20tank
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
- Traitement des eaux usées
- Traitement des eaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- décanteur
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9canteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bassin de décantation 2, record 1, French, bassin%20de%20d%C3%A9cantation
correct, masculine noun
- bassin de sédimentation 3, record 1, French, bassin%20de%20s%C3%A9dimentation
correct, masculine noun
- cuve de sédimentation 4, record 1, French, cuve%20de%20s%C3%A9dimentation
correct, feminine noun
- cuve de décantation 5, record 1, French, cuve%20de%20d%C3%A9cantation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bassin dans lequel les matières en suspension, dont le poids spécifique est différent de celui de l'eau, sont séparées du liquide par sédimentation. 6, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9canteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo y herramientas (Abastecimiento de agua)
- Tratamiento de aguas residuales
- Tratamiento del agua
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- decantador
1, record 1, Spanish, decantador
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tanque de sedimentación 2, record 1, Spanish, tanque%20de%20sedimentaci%C3%B3n
masculine noun
- tanque para sedimentación 2, record 1, Spanish, tanque%20para%20sedimentaci%C3%B3n
masculine noun
- tanque de asentamiento 2, record 1, Spanish, tanque%20de%20asentamiento
masculine noun
- compartimiento de sedimentación 2, record 1, Spanish, compartimiento%20de%20sedimentaci%C3%B3n
masculine noun
- tanque de sumersión 2, record 1, Spanish, tanque%20de%20sumersi%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tanque o depósito en el que el agua o las aguas negras, u otro líquido que contenga sólidos, se retiene durante el tiempo suficiente, y en el que la velocidad del flujo es lo suficientemente baja para que se elimine por gravedad la mayor parte de la materia suspendida. 2, record 1, Spanish, - decantador
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los decantadores pueden ser estáticos o dinámicos según que posean partes mecánicas o no. 2, record 1, Spanish, - decantador
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