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English translation: key shims
| 10:10 Sep 25, 2020 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Althea Draper United Kingdom | ||||||
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2 hrs confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1key shims Explanation: Key shims are inserted between bricks to ensure a tight fit. See pages 32 to 34 of https://www.slideshare.net/Refratechnik/installation-of-refr... Some bricks already come with a metal sheet on the sides and therefore shouldn't have metal shims inserted between them - possibly why your text says not to use the shims (see p19 https://www.academia.edu/11747890/Rotary_kiln_brick_installa... ) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2020-09-25 12:59:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Also called keying shims Example sentence(s):
https://www.slideshare.net/Refratechnik/installation-of-refractory-materials-in-rotary-kilns-essential-principles https://www.academia.edu/11747890/Rotary_kiln_brick_installation |
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