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English translation: cylinder


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French term or phrase:ballon
English translation:cylinder
Entered by: pooja_chic
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20:50 Dec 16, 2011
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Mechanics / Mech Engineering
French term or phrase: ballons
Pièces mécano-soudées ou chaudronnées (sauf enveloppes spécifiques Fluobloc)
Les éléments tels que réservoirs, cuves, ballons etc.. ont leurs orifices obturés à l'aide de plaques métalliques, bouchons en plastique ou en toile type Waterproof ou similaire maintenue par rubans adhésifs.
pooja_chic
Local time: 00:20
cylinder
Explanation:
A 'ballon (d'eau chaude)' is a 'hot water cylinder', and that fits with your context of chaudronnerie — and this extra context of course now helps with your earlier question about 'virole'!

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-12-16 22:52:13 GMT)
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Thanks, Pooja! But do take care though, whether this is right or not is going to depend a lot on the rest of the context (which you don't seem to have, bad luck!) — so do wait and see if this fits in with the rest of your document ;-)
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Tony M
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Local time: 20:50
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Thanks (:
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Summary of answers provided
2 +3cylinder
Tony M
3flasks
Wendy Streitparth


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flasks


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Wendy Streitparth
Local time: 20:50
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neutral  chris collister: Although the term "flask" is sometimes used for massive containers transporting nuclear waste, I'm not sure it would apply here.//Yes, (glass) flasks are used all the time, but here I think they may be much heavier duty (chaudronnerie)
11 hrs
  -> Would a flask not be used in the chemical industry?
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
ballon
cylinder


Explanation:
A 'ballon (d'eau chaude)' is a 'hot water cylinder', and that fits with your context of chaudronnerie — and this extra context of course now helps with your earlier question about 'virole'!

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-12-16 22:52:13 GMT)
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Thanks, Pooja! But do take care though, whether this is right or not is going to depend a lot on the rest of the context (which you don't seem to have, bad luck!) — so do wait and see if this fits in with the rest of your document ;-)

Tony M
France
Local time: 20:50
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PRO pts in category: 453
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Thanks (:
Notes to answerer
Asker: I know all mechanical and electrical answers are well answered by Tony...Hats off!!!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxBourth
18 mins
  -> Thanks, Alex!
agree  chris collister: Though a "ballon" can also be ellipsoidal: not just rugby balls, but storage tanks too.
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, Chris! Although perhaps not mathematically precise, one can of course have oval cylinders too.
agree  kashew
13 hrs
  -> Thanks, J!
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Changes made by editors
Dec 18, 2011 - Changes made by pooja_chic:
Edited KOG entryTony M's old entry - "ballon" => "cylinder"
Dec 18, 2011 - Changes made by Tony M:
Edited KOG entrypooja_chic's old entry - "ballons" => "cylinder"


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