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flaking

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flaking [′flāk·iŋ]
(chemical engineering)
Continuous process operation to remove heat from material in the liquid state to cause its solidification.
(engineering)
Reducing or separating into flakes.
(mining engineering)
Breaking small chips from the face of a refractory, particularly chrome ore containing refractories.

flaking
The loss of adhesion and cohesion of a paint film accompanied by peeling.


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Baker Perkins has introduced new versions of its breakfast cereal flaking rolls with a number of significant enhancements designed to improve operation and maintenance.
Unimills, supplier of tailor-made vegetable oils and a member of Asian multinational the Sime Darby group, has expanded its fat flaking capacity with the installation of a dedicated flaking line for unhardened fats.
 
 
 
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