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German: Abluftführung

English translation: exhaust /air conduction/routing







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German term or phrase:Abluftführung
English translation:exhaust /air conduction/routing
Entered by:Z.E. Ball
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Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering
German term or phrase: Abluftführung
"Abluftführung des Dieselmotors für den thermischen Ausgleich"

This is in a list of technical data. Unfortunately I don't have a description of the machine, only its brand name and the list. Hope someone can help me anyway. TIA

Z.E. Ball
Germany
exhaust air conduction/routing
Explanation:
I'd go for one of these, as it seems to me to be referring to the design of the route the exhaust air takes, rather than the duct itself.
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David Moore
Germany
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Thanks David!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1exhaust air conduction/routingDavid Moore
3guided waste air flowhazmatgerman
3exhaust duct Colin Rowe


  

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exhaust duct

Explanation:
My shot

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Note added at 27 mins (2008-04-16 09:20:56 GMT)
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A method of regenerating a soot filter incorporated in the exhaust duct of a diesel engine
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP0446400.html

We have verified that large agglomerates such as those illustrated in Figure 2 occur for both filter-collected DEP samples and DEP samples collected from exhaust-duct surfaces that we have gathered ourselves from other diesel engines.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-137505243.html


Colin Rowe
Germany
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
exhaust air conduction/routing

Explanation:
I'd go for one of these, as it seems to me to be referring to the design of the route the exhaust air takes, rather than the duct itself.

David Moore
Germany
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PRO pts in category: 598
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Thanks David!

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agree Steffen Walter
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guided waste air flow

Explanation:
M.E. ist hier Abluft nicht = Abgas, sondern die vom Motor erwärmte Umgebungsluft, die dann durch Fortführung Kühlwirkung hat. Dafür "waste" oder auch "ambient".

hazmatgerman
Germany
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