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longueur à vide

English translation: no-load length


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French term or phrase:longueur à vide
English translation:no-load length
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21:00 Mar 14, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Nuclear Eng/Sci
French term or phrase: longueur à vide
This is part of a description of spring boxes which are part of the foundation support structure of turbine generators.

"- une longueur à vide (L0) de 720 mm."
Amy Rennie
Local time: 08:03
no-load length
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meirs
Local time: 09:03
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4free length
chris collister
4freestanding lengthxxxBourth
1 +2no-load length
meirs


  

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no-load length


Explanation:
Must be this

meirs
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Many thanks for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxBourth: That too! Why so little confidence?
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agree  Nils Andersson: This is the only one so far that makes much sense
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freestanding length


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free length


Explanation:
"Free length" is generally used, though off-load, no-load, unloaded or freestanding are all OK too. See http://www.engineersedge.com/spring_terms.htm for spring terminology.

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