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French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / Mechanical Biological Treatment - household waste
French term or phrase:broyeur / broyage
In terms of processing household waste, I understand a broyeur to be crusher - or grinder - a device used to break down the particle size of the input waste. However, my question is this: is the English term 'comminutor' - a blanket term covering the various devices (macerators/pulverizers, shredders etc.) for processing solids in raw wastewater - also used in household waste processing? My research so far has proved inconclusive, but I am sure someone out there will know.
Although this is a general question, I have reproduced at random (below) some examples of how 'broyeur' and 'broyage' appear in my text, just for the record, although I don't think they will necessarily help with the question:
la partie mécanique peut être un broyage et/ou un système d’homogénéisation (mélangeur / tambour). La partie biologique va consister à stabiliser l’ensemble du flux broyé/homogénéisé engendrant une perte de poids de 30 à 40%.
• broyage avant lits fluidisés
• broyage et homogénéisation avant CSDU
• Un broyeur lent grossier (de l’ordre de 300 mm). A ce titre, il semblerait qu’un broyeur mono-rotor détruise moins les éléments fins et soit globalement préférable.
L’ouvre-sacs, comme son nom l’indique, est présent en tête de ligne de process : il exclut en général toute utilisation de broyeur en amont comme en aval.
Thanks in anticipation for any wisdom on this one.
Explanation: There are a few examples of "communitor" being used in relation with household waste, but "crusher" is much more prevalent.
"The disposal of household waste causes many problems to all communities. ... Glass and aluminium will be hand - sorted on its way from input to crushing. ..."
waste-treatment.harry-hoffmann.com/Descriptions_R-K-P_Process.htm
comminutor is "dilacérateur" from Degrémont handbook, I've only come across it on raw sewage. However, I haven't got time to look further into it right now, but this might help for gathering further info! Good luck
There may be some confusion as to what you mean by "household waste". Rousselures seems to understand it as general rubbish. I had thought this was about sewage. If it is any help, I was involved in the construction of a block of flats, in the UK, where **macerators** had to be installed because the local sewage system was inadequate to cope with unmacerated waste from w.c.s. There were two of these **macerators** serving a block of about 130 flats.
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blender/blending
Explanation: Broyeur is a mixer cum grinder which can be termed as a blender. There are are rotary (drum) blenders, ribbon blenders, paddle blenders, crusher blenders etc. available in the market. Mostly, the ribbon blenders are used widely in the pharmaceutical industry. the drum type blenders are used for blending of powders, used for making tablets and capsules.
narasimha CSN MURTHY India Local time: 03:02 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 72
Explanation: There are a few examples of "communitor" being used in relation with household waste, but "crusher" is much more prevalent.
"The disposal of household waste causes many problems to all communities. ... Glass and aluminium will be hand - sorted on its way from input to crushing. ..."
waste-treatment.harry-hoffmann.com/Descriptions_R-K-P_Process.htm
Explanation: According to Termium, this is a generic term for the crushers, cage disintegrators, shears, shredders, cutters, chippers, rasp mills, drum pulverizers, disk mills, wet pulpers, hammermills and grinders used in the waste management industry.
jacqueb Local time: 17:32 Specializes in field Native speaker of: French, English PRO pts in category: 8
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