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The fastening together of two or more solids by the use of glue, cement, or other adhesive.
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PACHUCA TANK
Air-agitated, solidliquid mixing vessel in which the air is injected into the bottom of a center draft tube; air and solids rise through the tube, with solids exiting the top of the tube and falling through the bulk of the liquid.
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OSCILLATING SCREEN
Solids separator in which the sifting screen oscillates at 300 to 400 revolutions per minute in a plane parallel to the screen.
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OSCILLATING GRANULATOR
Solids sizereducer in which particles are broken by a set of oscillating bars arranged in cylindrical form over a screen of suitable mesh.
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OIL RECLAIMING
1. A process in which oil is passed through a filter as it comes from equipment and then returned for reuse, in the same manner that crank case oil is cleaned by an engine filter. 2. A method in which solids are removed from oil by treatment in settling tanks.
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LOSS-IN-WEIGHT FEEDER
A device to apportion the output of granulated or powdered solids at a constant rate from a feed hopper; weight-measured decrease in hopper content actuates further opening of the discharge chute to compensate for flow loss as the hopper overburden decreases; used in the chemical, fertilizer, and plastics industries.
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LIQUID FILTER
A device for the removal of solids or coalesced droplets out of a liquid stream by use of a filter medium, such as a screen, cartridge, or granular bed.
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ION IMPLANTATION
A process of introducing impurities into the near-surface regions of solids by directing a beam of ions at the solid.
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IMHOFF CONE
A graduated glass vessel for measuring settled solids in testing the composition of sewage.
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HYDROSEPARATOR
A separator in which solids in suspension are agitated by hydraulic pressure or stirring devices.
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HYDROCYCLONE
A cyclone separator in which granular solids are removed from a stream of water and classified by centrifugal force.
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