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MACROTAMISAGE [2 records]

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Record 1 1996-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

Macrostraining (mesh size greater than 0.3 mm) is used to remove certain suspended solids, floating or semi-floating matter, vegetable and animal debris, insects, twigs, algae, grass, etc., whose dimensions are from 0.2 to several millimetres.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
DEF

Filtration sur tôle perforée ou treillis métallique avec passage supérieur à 0.3 mm destiné à retenir certaines matières en suspension, flottantes ou semi-flottantes, débris végétaux ou animaux, insectes, brindilles, algues etc., de dimensions comprises entre 0.2 mm et quelques millimètres.

CONT

Toutes les matières en suspension non éliminées par le macrotamisage le seront par le microtamisage (ou microfiltration).

OBS

Le terme macrotamisage, parfois utilisé comme synonyme de tamisage, désigne "tout ce qui n'est pas microtamisage" mais en particulier, les types de filtrations destinées à retenir les matières en suspension de dimensions comprises entre 0.2 et quelques millimètres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de aguas residuales
DEF

Proceso de filtración en tela de acero inoxidable utilizado para la separación de sólidos disueltos cuyo tamaño oscila entre 0.2 mm y unos milímetros.

OBS

Sólo se habla de macrotamizado cuando se quiere distinguir este proceso con el de microtamizado. Habitualmente los términos "tamizado" y "macrotamizado" se utilizan como sinónimos.

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Record 2 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

Coarse screening and macrostraining unit for industrial effluents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

Poste de dégrillage et macrotamisage d'eaux usées.

Spanish

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