dewatering
- noun
- /ˌdiːˈwɔːtərɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
desagüe
- The construction team used a dewatering system to remove excess water from the site before starting the foundation work.
- dewatering process
- dewatering unit
- dewatering equipment
Examples
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The application of this method provides dewatering of the activated sludge without the use of any flocculating agents.
Academic text (1998) -
Polymer is added to the slurry immediately prior to the belt filter press to improve slurry dewatering characteristics.
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Some of the water from the dewatering process goes back to the plant.
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Therefore, as part of the operation, both dewatering and disposal had to be expanded.
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On shore, fish pass over a dewatering screen and then into a rotating hopper.
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For these reasons, the dewatering operation was modified to achieve a more effective separation of solids.
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The difference in total solids content of the influent and the permeate of the dewatering unit was low.
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The sludge then receives further gravity dewatering before it is compressed around a large drum.
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The technological scheme of raw wastewater residual dewatering and composting is shown in Figure 3.
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Several projects are underway that are investigating digestion, dewatering, and conveyance techniques and their effects on odor emissions from biosolids.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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3.5
Removing liquid so it flows away from a place or object
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3.4
Removing water from food or other things to make them dry
Antonyms
How Dry
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word dewatering starts with de- meaning 'remove' (as in defrost) and ends with water, so it literally means 'removing water'. That's why it is used for pumping or draining water from a place, like a building site or a flooded basement.