2. Noun. Any of various techniques for the removal of water either from a solid, or from a structure. ¹
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Definition of Dewatering
1. dewater [v] - See also: dewater
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dewatering
Literary usage of Dewatering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Coal Washing by Ernst Prochaska (1921)
"Coal larger than Vz in. can be dewatered easily by simply passing it over draining
screens, but the dewatering of finer sizes is a different problem and the ..."
2. Guide to Septage Treatment and Disposal by Robert P. G. Bowker (1998)
"11.1 Lime Stabilization/ dewatering lime stabilization is one likely component
of an overall septage treatment scheme at an independent facility; ..."
3. Stamp Milling and Cyaniding by Francis Andrew Thomson (1915)
"In essence, classification and dewatering are practically the same, for in cyanide
work classifiers with a rising current or hydraulic sorting-column are ..."
4. Sewage Disposal by Leonard Parker Kinnicutt (1919)
"dewatering of Sludge by the Use of Sludge Presses. Though air-dried sludge can
be spaded, the drying requires, as has been noted, a large area of land, ..."
5. Handbook of Milling Details (1914)
"dewatering DEVICES Dewaterer for Jig Tailings (By John ... The dewatering device
shown in Fig. 154 is adapted from the type sometimes used to ..."
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