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English translation: bring the system to the required pressure

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Dutch term or phrase:	afpersen
English translation:	bring the system to the required pressure
Entered by:	Saskia Steur

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16:12 Mar 23, 2005

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Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial

Dutch term or phrase: afpersen

Opvullen van de ketel en het afpersen van het systeem.

Ik heb deze vraag in een andere vorm al eerder gesteld, maar geen geschikt antwoord op gekregen. Hoop dat iemand mij hier nu mee kan helpen ;-)

Alvast hartelijk dank,
Saskia

Saskia Steur KudoZ activity Questions: 208 (none open) (6 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 566
Local time: 10:37

bring the system to the required pressure

Explanation:
"persen" means "to press" and has manifold metaphorical combinations - but from the context here, "afpersen" might mean either increasing or decreasing the pressure; hence, my choice of phrasing.

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Richard Sanders
United States
Local time: 04:37

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Thanks,
Saskia
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Summary of answers provided

bring the system to the required pressure

Richard Sanders

4 +1

submit to a compression test

Fred ten Berge

2 +1

pressure test

rodi

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8 mins confidence:

bring the system to the required pressure

Richard Sanders
United States
Local time: 04:37
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thanks,
Saskia

17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

pressure test

Explanation:
Hier kunnen ze het systeem afpersen met stikstof ter controle op lekken, waarna
de nieuwe R134 er in kan. Ik was voor een nieuwe droger

rodi
Belgium
Local time: 10:37
Native speaker of:

Romanian
PRO pts in category: 4

11 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

submit to a compression test

Explanation:
Fill (up) the boiler and *submit* the system *to a compression test*.

536 Google hits for the combination of 'boiler' and 'compression test'!

Enige alternatieven volgens Kluwer Groot Polytechnisch Woordenboek (pag. 21/855)voor afpersproef:
boiler trial
boiler test
compression trial.

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Note added at 11 hrs 36 mins (2005-03-24 03:48:42 GMT)
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NYC Department of Buildings - Catalog of DOB \"fill-in\" Forms
... Technical Report: Concrete Pouring, Sampling and Compression Test Cylinders
... Required when proposing a new steam or hot water boiler. ...
www.nyc.gov/html/dob/html/pdfinst.html - 101k - 22 maart 2005 - In cache - Gelijkwaardige pagina\'s

Fred ten Berge
Local time: 10:37
Native speaker of:

Dutch

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