PAES 517:2008 Slaughterhouse Equipment – Overhead Rail System for Large Ruminants

Question 1

process of removing the blood from the animal before further handling

Answer 1

bleeding

Question 2

body of any slaughtered animal after bleeding and dressing

Answer 2

carcass

Question 3

separate half of the split carcass

Answer 3

carcass side

Question 4

horizontal protruding rectangular block from the column of the building that gives the support to the main rail frame

Answer 4

corbel

Question 5

process of removing the skin of the animal

Answer 5

dehiding

Question 6

process of removing the internal organs from the carcass

Answer 6

evisceration

Question 7

device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift–wheel

Answer 7

hoist

Question 8

whom animal having rumen as part of its stomach such as cattle, carabao and buffalo

Answer 8

large ruminants

Question 9

motorized or hydraulic device that allows gradual descent of carcass along the rail

Answer 9

lowerator

Question 10

maximum load capacity of rail expressed in kilogram per linear length

Answer 10

moving load capacity

Question 11

suspended solid steel track used to hang and/or convey carcasses in slaughtering operation

Answer 11

overhead rail

Question 12

solid horizontal beam preferably metal where rail track is securely fastened through the rail hanger

Answer 12

overhead rail frame

Question 13

supports and holds the rail tracks suspended from the overhead rail frame

Answer 13

rail hanger

bracket

Question 14

distance measured from top of the rail to the finish floor line

Answer 14

rail height

Question 15

center to center distance space between parallel rail tracks

Answer 15

rail spacing

Question 16

switch mechanism that allows change in direction of trolley

Answer 16

rail switch

Question 17

conveyor track where trolleys are hanged and allowed to roll

Answer 17

rail track

rail

Question 18

rail branch where suspected carcass is diverted for further inspection

Answer 18

retained carcass rail

Question 19

solid metal chain used to hold and hoist the animal through the hind leg

Answer 19

shackle chain

shackle

Question 20

cutting or dividing the carcass into half through its backbone

Answer 20

splitting

Question 21

horizontal supporting bar used for separating the hind legs of hung animal to a distance suitable for evisceration and splitting processes

Answer 21

spreader

Question 22

auxiliary part of the overhead rail system used to halt the trolley to slide on the rail tracks during operations.

Answer 22

stopper

Question 23

condition wherein the final judgment of the carcass cannot be ascertained and would therefore require further inspection and/or examination

Answer 23

suspected carcass

Question 24

electronic weighing device integrated to an overhead rail system

Answer 24

track scale

Question 25

specified dimensions of rail track, expressed in millimeters

Answer 25

track size

track diameter

Question 26

suspended metal carrier assembly with one (1) or two (2) wheels and a hook used to carry or transport carcass

Answer 26

trolley

Question 27

flat bar of non-corrosive materials that holds the trolley wheel, swivel and hook together

Answer 27

trolley frame

Question 28

round stainless steel bar shaped into hook where the carcass is hung

Answer 28

trolley hook

Question 29

shafting or a spindle that holds the trolley wheel in its frame

Answer 29

trolley pin

Question 30

round stainless steel bar hook attached at the lower end of the trolley frame that allows rotation of the suspended carcass

Answer 30

trolley swivel

Question 31

steel pulley-like part of the trolley that rolls freely on the rail

Answer 31

trolley wheel

Question 32

A rail using rectangular bar for its track.

Answer 32

Rectangular Rail

Question 33

A rail using tubular or round bar material for its track.

Answer 33

Cylindrical Rail

Question 34

The slope of ____ of the rail track allows the animal to move downward to the dehiding/flaying area.

Answer 34

2%-3%

Question 35

Spreader shall be at least ______ length

Answer 35

900 mm (3 feet)

Question 36

Rail track switches shall be constructed to withstand minimum capacity of _____ kg

Answer 36

1500 kg.

Question 37

stress caused by bending moment at a given point in the beam supporting the overhead rail system

Answer 37

bending

flexural stress

Question 38

deformation caused by excessive stress applied to the overhead rail system

Answer 38

fracture

Question 39

horizontal distance between rail hangers

Answer 39

hanger/bracket spacing

Question 40

weight of animal prior to slaughtering

Answer 40

live weight

Question 41

maximum load capacity of overhead rail system in one (1) meter distance, expressed in kilogram

Answer 41

moving load capacity

Question 42

distance of the entire track

Answer 42

overall length

Question 43

due to elastic instability of the overhead rail system

Answer 43

sagging failure

Question 44

ratio of the speed of conveyor without load to the speed of conveyor with load, expressed in percent

Answer 44

speed reduction

Question 45

ratio of the change in rail height to the change in horizontal distance, expressed in percent

Answer 45

rail slope

Question 46

center to center distance between parallel rail tracks

Answer 46

rail spacing

Question 47

average normal stress at any point on the cross sectional area of the overhead rail system

Answer 47

tensile stress