pipe whip / pipe whipping

Spanish translation: latigazo de la tubería

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English term or phrase:pipe whip / pipe whipping
Spanish translation:latigazo de la tubería
Entered by: Carlos Vergara

17:45 Apr 8, 2008
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Nuclear Eng/Sci / Análisis dinámico de la rotura del sistema primario de una central nuclear
English term or phrase: pipe whip / pipe whipping
"Primary-water stress corrosion cracking has occured in many PWR piping systems, and the concern is what to do about the fact that these pipe systems were approved for leak-before-break so that pipe whip restraints and jet impringement shields did not have to be installed."

" Task: Determine pipe rotations as initial boundary conditions for the dynamic pipe motion analysis (start of pipe whipping)".
MarinaR
Local time: 12:18
latigazo de la tubería
Explanation:
Un latigazo ocurre cuando la presión del líquido que va dentro de la tubería es mayor que la fuerza que mantiene rígido al tubo.
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Carlos Vergara
Local time: 09:18
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Nuevamente, muchísimas gracias, Carlos!
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5 +2latigazo de la tubería
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pipe whip/ whipping
latigazo de la tubería


Explanation:
Un latigazo ocurre cuando la presión del líquido que va dentro de la tubería es mayor que la fuerza que mantiene rígido al tubo.


    Reference: http://www.grainger.com/images/5S5194.pdf
Carlos Vergara
Local time: 09:18
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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Nuevamente, muchísimas gracias, Carlos!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jorge Merino: así parece
4 hrs
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agree  Ismael Gómez
5 hrs
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