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BACK BLOWING [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Reversal of the flow of water under pressure, for example in a well to free the screen or strainer and the adjacent aquifer of clogging material.

Key term(s)
  • back blowing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Inversion de l'écoulement de l'eau sous pression, par exemple dans un puits, pour décolmater la crépine, le massif filtrant ou le terrain aquifère au voisinage du puits.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Inversión del flujo de agua a presión, por ejemplo en un pozo, para liberar de materiales obturantes la rejilla, el filtro o el acuífero en las proximidades del pozo.

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