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Kleprotomaat

English translation: automatic valve rotator


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Dutch term or phrase:Kleprotomaat
English translation:automatic valve rotator
Entered by: John Holloway
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19:22 Sep 2, 2010
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Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Dutch term or phrase: Kleprotomaat
ELKE 500 DRAAIUREN: >>Kleprotomaat<< controleren op roteren.
In een instructie van een BOLSEN motor (scheepsmotor).
Een soort automaat die roteert en iets met de kleppen te maken heeft?
Adam Bojan
Poland
Local time: 09:05
automatic valve rotator
Explanation:
Discouraged by the fact that Google only comes up with this very discussion, I nevertheless reckon that it's a generic term for an ......and that Turnomat Valve Rotator is a brand name for same (see below). Used in marine engines as well. (Strangely, I came across this word recently but not in a context that lead me to remember its meaning, unfortunately.) (And see the helical tech. site, below, for a good explanation of what it does.)
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John Holloway
Local time: 09:05
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Bedankt. Dat dacht ik ook. Het is al heel lang geleden, maar ik weet nog wat het was.
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automatic valve rotator


Explanation:
Discouraged by the fact that Google only comes up with this very discussion, I nevertheless reckon that it's a generic term for an ......and that Turnomat Valve Rotator is a brand name for same (see below). Used in marine engines as well. (Strangely, I came across this word recently but not in a context that lead me to remember its meaning, unfortunately.) (And see the helical tech. site, below, for a good explanation of what it does.)


    Reference: http://www.helical-technology.com/content/view/68/66/lang,de...
    Reference: http://www.scribd.com/doc/26749608/the-turnomat-valve-rotato...
John Holloway
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Bedankt. Dat dacht ik ook. Het is al heel lang geleden, maar ik weet nog wat het was.
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