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GFK Wickelwerkstoff

English translation: GFRP filament winding

01:09 Jul 21, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation / Flue gas scrubber
German term or phrase: GFK Wickelwerkstoff
Material for clean gas ducts in flue gas scrubbing system.
GFK = FRP fibreglass reinforced plastic, but what kind of material is Wickelwerkstoff?
Patricia Will
Australia
Local time: 15:09
English translation:GFRP filament winding
Explanation:
My initial reaction based on years of centrifuge translations was to go for "winding material", but looking thro' my files and a quick google, suggest that "GFRP filament winding" may be the correct term here.

See:

Stacking Sequence Effect of Multi-angle Filament Wound Tubular ...
Development of a Facility for Filament Winding GFRP Tubulars , In: Proc. 46th Int.
SAMPE Symposium, p. 1271–1271 . 12. Thornton, DJ (1999). ...
jcm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/refs/38/13/1095 - Similar pages

Technical Paper
TITLE, DEVELOPMENT OF A FACILITY FOR FILAMENT WINDING GFRP TUBULARS. AUTHOR(S),
J. Wolodko, P. Mertiny, G. Meijer, M. Martens and F. Ellyin Advanced ...
www.sampe.org/store/paper.aspx?pid=635 - 34k - Cached - Similar pages
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Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:09
Grading comment
In my particular context (Rohrleitungen) I think it is GFRP wrap.
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3GFRP filament winding
Claire Cox


  

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GFRP filament winding


Explanation:
My initial reaction based on years of centrifuge translations was to go for "winding material", but looking thro' my files and a quick google, suggest that "GFRP filament winding" may be the correct term here.

See:

Stacking Sequence Effect of Multi-angle Filament Wound Tubular ...
Development of a Facility for Filament Winding GFRP Tubulars , In: Proc. 46th Int.
SAMPE Symposium, p. 1271–1271 . 12. Thornton, DJ (1999). ...
jcm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/refs/38/13/1095 - Similar pages

Technical Paper
TITLE, DEVELOPMENT OF A FACILITY FOR FILAMENT WINDING GFRP TUBULARS. AUTHOR(S),
J. Wolodko, P. Mertiny, G. Meijer, M. Martens and F. Ellyin Advanced ...
www.sampe.org/store/paper.aspx?pid=635 - 34k - Cached - Similar pages


Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 74
Grading comment
In my particular context (Rohrleitungen) I think it is GFRP wrap.
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