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benedenwinds zoggebied

English translation: downwind wake


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Dutch term or phrase:benedenwinds zoggebied
English translation:downwind wake
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Science (general)
Dutch term or phrase: benedenwinds zoggebied
This is a term that appears in a text on the design of a lab. The context is as follows:
"benedenwinds zoggebied met -100Pa geeft een relatieve onderdruk van +55Pa)"
ddescamps
United States
Local time: 03:16
downwind wake
Explanation:
The "zoggebied" is usually the wake of a ship. I suspect the lab has a hydraulics section where relative pressures are being tested.
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downwind wake


Explanation:
The "zoggebied" is usually the wake of a ship. I suspect the lab has a hydraulics section where relative pressures are being tested.

Textpertise
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:16
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PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chris Hopley: I suspect it has to do with air rather than water; downwind wake effects are a consideration in building design
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