INDUSTRY|mechanical engineering|mechanical engineering
- níochán frithshreibhe Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- single stage countercurrent washing | countercurrent washing | single stage counter-current washing | multiple-stage countercurrent washing | counter-current washing | multiple-stage counter-current washing
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- Definition solid-liquid extraction method in which the unwashed material flows counter to the movement of the wash liquid Reference COM-Terminology Coordination, based on:Monica Ek, Göran Gellerstedt, Gunnar Henriksson (Ed.) Pulping Chemistry and Technology. De Gruyter. 2009. ISBN: 978-3-11-021341-6, https://books.google.fr/books?id=xc00XWpTwu8C&pg=PA173&lpg=PA173&dq=multiple-stage+countercurrent+washing&source=bl&ots=hHxlveYrlE&sig=CSeGebEiE1BrFpd5BkVkjzXsKLQ&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi-gfDKwPHJAhUH1BoKHRqGCzcQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=multiple-stage%20countercurrent%20washing&f=false [12.4.2016]
- Comment It can be done in a single stage or in multiple stages, if the wash filtrate is reused to wash the material again. Two or three stages can be used, allowing up to three times less water consumption in comparison with single stage countercurrent washing.