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English translation: water paste

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French term or phrase:	pâte à eau
English translation:	water paste
Entered by:	Hermien Desaivre

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15:59 Nov 20, 2009

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Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci / service station management

French term or phrase: pâte à eau

Utilisation de la *pâte à eau*

DRC Training manual for service station managers - this is just an item, nothing more, on a list, and I understand it to be something you do to get water out of the petroleum reservoirs ... I think.

No context, really. Just a list of things the manager should know.

Hermien Desaivre KudoZ activity Questions: 140 (none open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 17 South Africa
Local time: 05:07

water paste

Explanation:
Source: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&ie=UTF-8&q="wa...

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-20 17:22:29 GMT)
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No problem. Am happy to help.

Selected response from:

Chris Hall
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:07

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Thank you.
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Summary of answers provided

water indicating/finding paste

xxxBourth

Water cake

Michel F. Morin

water paste

Chris Hall

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

30 mins confidence:

Water cake

Explanation:
Tentative... There is certainly a very precise, oil jargon, specific word for that...

I suggest "water cake" after "mud cake" pour "pâte de boue"... See Web.Ref.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-20 17:03:43 GMT)
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Web Ref does not work: yes, you're right, and I'm sorry for that. Go to

http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQueryLoad.do?method=l...

and have a search on "pâte".

Reference: http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQuery.do

Michel F. Morin
France
Local time: 04:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 18

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you, Michel - even tentative answers can point one in the right direction!

52 mins confidence:

water paste

Chris Hall
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:07
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

Thank you.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks - I see loads of hits with the right context.

2 hrs confidence:

water indicating/finding paste

Explanation:
What it does, how it works.

Pâte à eau
La pâte sert à mesurer le niveau d’eau au fond du réservoir. Elle change de couleur au contact de l’eau. Elle est disponible auprès de votre service d’entretien d’équipements pétroliers
http://www.mrnf.gouv.qc.ca/publications/energie/securite/pro...

Water Indicating Paste
WATER INDICATING PASTE also called WATER FINDING PASTE or WATER FINDER PASTE. It was used in the field of Petrol Chemical Industry or gas station.
When you want to measure the depth of oil, place a thin film of paste on clean gauge line, rod or bob approximately where water level is expected to appear-lower tape or rod into tank until bottom is reached.
Water indicator paste will appear by positive contrast of brilliant colors; Gold changes to red on contact with water level, instantaneous in gasoline, kerosene, and gas oils; A few seconds longer required for heavy and dark oils.

AS OPPOSED TO
Oil Indicating Paste
Oil indicating paste or oil indicator paste (also called oil finding paste or oil finder paste ) is a height indicator for the gasoline, kerosene and diesel oil.
Put oil finding paste on the surface of oil tape blade. There will be a color change reaction, if meeting the oil, the color will be changed from pin to white.
http://www.china-tapemeasure.com/oil-tape-measure-fibre-glas...

the water level marking on a tape or bob coated with WATER INDICATING PASTE. ... Dip - A term used to designate either the depth of liquid in a storage tank ... Gauging - A process of measuring height of a liquid in a storage tank ...
www.eesiflo.com/water-bunker-fuel-measurement.html

Smear a thin film of WATER-FINDING PASTE onto a measuring device—about anything ... of the color on the stick tells you the depth of the water in your tank. ...
www.powerandmotoryacht.com/.../eliminate-water-in-fuel-tank...

1. File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
The gauge stick used to measure the depth of liquid in an underground storage tank must be ... least once each month by smearing a WATER-FINDING PASTE ...
www.pca.state.mn.us/publications/t-u3-26.pdf

xxxBourth
Local time: 04:07
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 164

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks! I had meant to reply before, but was under pressure for time. I appreciate the effort to provide references.

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