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  2. Bridge scour - Wikipedia

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    A diagram showing how scour holes are formed. Bridge scour is the removal of sediment such as sand and gravel from around bridge abutments or piers. Hydrodynamic scour, caused by fast flowing water, can carve out scour holes, compromising the integrity of a structure.

  3. Scour - Wikipedia

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    Hydrodynamic scour, the removal of sediment such as sand and silt from around an object by water flow . Bridge scour, erosion of soil around at the base of a bridge pier or abutments via the flow of air, ice, or water

  4. Textile bleaching - Wikipedia

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    Scouring is the first process carried out with or without chemicals, at room temperature or at suitable higher temperatures with the addition of suitable wetting agents, alkali and so on. Scouring removes the impurities such as waxes , pectins and makes the textile material hydrophilic or water absorbent.

  5. Scotch-Brite - Wikipedia

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    Scotch-brite. Scotch-Brite is a line of abrasive products produced by 3M.The product line includes scouring pads and tools for home uses such as dish washing and scrubbing, as well as various types of surfaces for industrial applications, such as discs, belts, and rotating brushes, with varying compositions and levels of hardness.

  6. Scouring (textiles) - Wikipedia

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    Scouring is a preparatory treatment of certain textile materials. Scouring removes soluble and insoluble impurities found in textiles as natural, added and adventitious impurities: for example, oils, waxes, fats, vegetable matter, as well as dirt.

  7. Kier (industrial) - Wikipedia

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    Kier boiling and ''Boiling off'' is the scouring process that involves boiling the materials with the caustic solution in the Kier, which is an enclosed vessel, so that the fabric can boil under pressure. [3] [4] [5] Open kiers were also used with temperatures below 100°C (at atmospheric pressure). [6]: 102

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  9. Textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    Scouring is usually carried out in iron vessels called kiers. The fabric is boiled in an alkali solution, which forms a soap with free fatty acids. A kier is usually enclosed, so the solution of sodium hydroxide can be boiled under pressure, excluding oxygen , which would degrade the cellulose in the fibre.