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MAILLE SEPARATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-09-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Coal Preparation
- Mining of Organic Materials
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- separation size
1, record 1, English, separation%20size
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The effective size at which separation has taken place, calculated from a size analysis of the product. 1, record 1, English, - separation%20size
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Commonly expressed as either partition size or equal errors size. 1, record 1, English, - separation%20size
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des charbons
- Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maille de séparation
1, record 1, French, maille%20de%20s%C3%A9paration
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maille effective réelle à laquelle une séparation a eu lieu. 1, record 1, French, - maille%20de%20s%C3%A9paration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elle est calculée d'après la distribution granulométrique du produit et s'exprime habituellement sous la forme d'une maille de partage ou bien d'une maille d'erreurs égales. 1, record 1, French, - maille%20de%20s%C3%A9paration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-03-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Coal Preparation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- partition size
1, record 2, English, partition%20size
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- effective separation size 2, record 2, English, effective%20separation%20size
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The separation size corresponding to 50% recovery as read from a size partition curve. 3, record 2, English, - partition%20size
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Préparation des charbons
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dimension de partage
1, record 2, French, dimension%20de%20partage
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- dimension de séparation 1, record 2, French, dimension%20de%20s%C3%A9paration
correct, feminine noun
- maille de partage 2, record 2, French, maille%20de%20partage
correct, feminine noun
- maille de séparation effective 1, record 2, French, maille%20de%20s%C3%A9paration%20%20effective
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maille de séparation correspondant à 50 % de récupération, d'après l'observation faite sur une courbe de partage granulométrique. 3, record 2, French, - dimension%20de%20partage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est la dimension du grain qui a la même probabilité de se trouver dans les deux produits de la classification. 1, record 2, French, - dimension%20de%20partage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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