Tag:inlet=screen

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Description
A strainer or trash screen is installed to prevent solid matter, possibly waste, to go inside a duct along various fluids. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: man made
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Status: approvedPage for proposal
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Screens or strainers prevents garbage or even people to go along fluids admitted in a duct, a pipeline or a tunnel.

It may be useful to document the dimensions of the screen with width=* and height=*.

Examples

Culverts or tunnels

Photo Location Tagging Comments
Trash screen on a stream UK

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A trash screen is used on a river going into a culvert to prevent debris going into it.

Pipelines

Photo Location Tagging Comments
A bulk water pipeline protected by a screen Belgium

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A screen protects a downstream pipeline from debris coming with the bulk water it admits.
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