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FORCE MAINS [1 record]

Record 1 1996-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
CONT

If topography dictates, the collecteur sewer may discharge to a pump station which transports the wastewater via a force main to another collector sewer....

CONT

... sewage from pressure or vacuum sewer systems.

CONT

For force mains (pressure sewers), velocity is the primary design factor ...

Key term(s)
  • pressure sewer
  • force main

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
OBS

«pressure pipe» : «conduite sous pression».

Spanish

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