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"...Surge shafts and Pondages."

Spanish translation: ... ductos de reflujo y piletas,...


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English term or phrase:"...Surge shafts and Pondages."
Spanish translation:... ductos de reflujo y piletas,...
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19:06 May 10, 2008
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Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng
English term or phrase: "...Surge shafts and Pondages."
Hello, I´ve been looking in internet and couldn't find a satisfactory translation, it would help if I could understand the meaning of what is a surge shaft! I couldn't find it.
Thank you all of you.
Arlie.

This phrase is found in the following context of description about an electromechanical equipment:

"1.1.1.1 The station service will feed the following auxiliary services:
(1) Auxiliary Service of the Power House
(2) Auxiliary Service of the Intakes, Spillways, Desanders, Surge shafts and Pondages."
ch@rlie
... ductos de reflujo y piletas,...
Explanation:
Por el contexto.

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Note added at 49 mins (2008-05-10 19:55:27 GMT)
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En este caso shaft no es eje sino tubo.
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slothm
Local time: 06:44
Grading comment
Ok, muchas gracias por la aclaración!
Arlie.
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4 +3... ductos de reflujo y piletas,...slothm


  

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"...surge shafts and pondages."
... ductos de reflujo y piletas,...


Explanation:
Por el contexto.

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Note added at 49 mins (2008-05-10 19:55:27 GMT)
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En este caso shaft no es eje sino tubo.

slothm
Local time: 06:44
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 394
Grading comment
Ok, muchas gracias por la aclaración!
Arlie.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Parra: Exacto, shaft es tubo, ducto, pozo, chimenea, cañon . . .
3 hrs

agree  Virginia Agustini
3 hrs

agree  Egmont
14 hrs
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