Domschacht
English translation: dome shaft (shaft atop underground petrol tank at p. station)
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| 02:06 Aug 8, 2006 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial / filling stations | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Anton Baer United Kingdom Local time: 18:38 | ||||||
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| 3 | manhole pit |
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peer agreement (net): +1Dome shaft Explanation: This may be the shaft that lies between the surface of the ground and the top of the underground tank, a little like the conning tower of a submarine. You would lift the manhole and look down essentially onto the lid of the fuel tank, and in that chamber you might have a build-up of vapour leaking from the tank... This first page from a German firm but in English: http://www.zenit.de/envitec/db/query/query-all.phtml?DB=Envi... For pictures of a 'Domschacht' http://www.gatw-umwelttechnik.de/images/bilder/bild_dom2.gif http://www.nulon.de/sites/tanks/sammelgruben/sammelgruben_ma... |
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manhole pit Explanation: I've found this translation in several sites. Search also on google for this term. Good luck! Reference: http://www.intra-automation.de/catalogs/maglink/de/maglink.p... Reference: http://www.intra-automation.de/catalogs/maglink/en/maglink.p... |
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