Combined Science GCSE
Protecting treatment equipment
What Protecting treatment equipment means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Protecting treatment equipment
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Reference: AQA
Screening traps large solids and grit removal takes out dense particles, so that pumps, valves and downstream equipment are not blocked, damaged or eroded.
Topics that use Protecting treatment equipment
- Waste water treatment (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Further treatment
- Grit removal
- Ground water
- Physical separation techniques
- Potable water
- Screening
- Sedimentation
- Waste water
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