desbaste

English translation: bar screen/screening

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Spanish term or phrase:	desbaste
English translation:	bar screen/screening
Entered by:	liz askew

19:02 Feb 22, 2008

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / Sewage Treatment

Spanish term or phrase: desbaste

Tradicionalmente, el tratamiento del agua se lleva a cabo en tres etapas: (1) Pretratamiento, donde se procede a un desbaste, desarenado y desengrasado del influente; (2) tratamiento primario, donde se realiza una decantación primaria, un tratamiento biológico y una decantación secundaria del efluente;

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bar screen/screening

Explanation:
Desbaste: Sistema de rejas y tamices donde quedan retenidos los flotantes y residuos gruesos que arrastra consigo el agua “bruta” o influente en las estaciones regeneradoras.

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Specialists in Wastewater Treatment and Stormwater Management
The Copa Mechanical Raked Bar Screen allows water to pass through to overflow whilst retaining the screenings in the flow. The screen is continually raked ...
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liz askew
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Local time: 05:33

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bar screen/screening

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bar screen/screening

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:33
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Thank you, Liz.

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sift/sifting

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sugg

Lydia De Jorge
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Spanish,

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