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CYLINDRE LISSE CONVERTISSAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-09-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reduction rolls
1, record 1, English, reduction%20rolls
correct, see observation, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- middlings rolls 2, record 1, English, middlings%20rolls
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pair or pairs of smooth rolls used to reduce middlings in process, to flour particles size. 3, record 1, English, - reduction%20rolls
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The pure endosperm is conveyed to reduction rolls for grinding into flour, composite particles are returned to a separate section of the break system where finely corrugated rolls scrape the endosperm from the bran skins, and the bran is directed to by-products. 4, record 1, English, - reduction%20rolls
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mostly used in the plural. 5, record 1, English, - reduction%20rolls
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
middlings rolls: Term used at the Canadian Grain Commission. 6, record 1, English, - reduction%20rolls
Record 1, Key term(s)
- reduction roll
- middling roll
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
- Minoterie et céréales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cylindres convertisseurs
1, record 1, French, cylindres%20convertisseurs
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cylindres lisses de convertissage 2, record 1, French, cylindres%20lisses%20de%20convertissage
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Paire de cylindres lisses utilisés pour réduire les finots à la taille des particules de la farine. 3, record 1, French, - cylindres%20convertisseurs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un sasseur moderne est équipé de deux et parfois trois couches de tamis. En réglant soigneusement le mouvement de l'air, on peut effectuer une séparation précise de la mouture en albumen pur, en particules vêtues et en particules de son. L'albumen pur est envoyé aux cylindres convertisseurs où il est réduit en farine; les particules vêtues sont reprises dans une section séparée du système de broyage où des cylindres à cannelures très fines, les claqueurs, racleront les membranes de son de l'albumen qui y adhère, et le son s'en va avec les issues. 4, record 1, French, - cylindres%20convertisseurs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes utilisés habituellement au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - cylindres%20convertisseurs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cylindres convertisseurs : Terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains. 5, record 1, French, - cylindres%20convertisseurs
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cylindre convertisseur
- cylindre lisse de convertissage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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