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choke

German translation: Drossel/Drosselung

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English term or phrase:	choke
German translation:	Drossel/Drosselung
Entered by:	Reinhold Wehrmann

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10:18 Oct 4, 2010

English to German translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci

English term or phrase: choke

...we have increased the *choke* on the well and are monitoring the downhole pressure to determine if it is impacted by the increased flow rate.

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Drossel/Drosselung

Explanation:
The process of reducing the flow in a line.

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Reinhold Wehrmann
South Africa
Local time: 15:43

Grading comment

Wie offenbar auch Bernd im Diskussionsbeitrag bin ich der Meinung, dass Drossel(ung) hier nicht ganz passt, da sich dem Kontext nach aus "increased choke" scheinbar die erhöhte Förderrate ergibt. Trotzdem vielen Dank für die Antwort.
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