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wegabhängige Spurkranzschmieranlage

English translation: mileage-dependent wheel flange lubrication system

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German term or phrase:wegabhängige Spurkranzschmieranlage
English translation:mileage-dependent wheel flange lubrication system
Entered by: Rowan Morrell

02:23 Nov 5, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Electric Locomotive
German term or phrase: wegabhängige Spurkranzschmieranlage
"Das Triebfahrzeug ist mit einer wegabhängigen Spurkranzschmieranlage ausgerüstet. Die Anlage schmiert nach einer voreingestellten Wegstrecke die Spurkranzflanken der vorlaufenden Achse."

From a text about an electric locomotive. This bit is to do with the bogie. Wegabhängig can mean path-dependent or stroke-dependent, but I'm wondering if it could mean something like track-dependent in a railway context. Spurkranzschmierung is flange lubrication or wheel flange lubrication, but I'm not sure exactly what you'd call a Spurkranzschmieranlage and the dictionaries aren't much help. TIA for your assistance.
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 21:33
distance/mileage-dependent wheel flange lubrication system
Explanation:
According to the linked document "wegabhängig" just means that it applies the lubricant every X meters, as opposed to "zeitabhängige" and "kurvenabhängige" lubrication systems.
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mnoecker
Local time: 11:33
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The "agrees" convinced me on this one. But thanks to all contributors - appreciate everyone's assistance.
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3 +2distance/mileage-dependent wheel flange lubrication system
mnoecker
2on track wheelflange lubrication
Ingeborg Gowans (X)


  

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on track wheelflange lubrication


Explanation:
http://www.rebs.de/spurkranzschmierung_en.aspx

this seems to explain the process.I am not 100% sure, so cl is low. But maybe it gets the "ball rolling"

Ingeborg Gowans (X)
Canada
Local time: 06:33
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distance/mileage-dependent wheel flange lubrication system


Explanation:
According to the linked document "wegabhängig" just means that it applies the lubricant every X meters, as opposed to "zeitabhängige" and "kurvenabhängige" lubrication systems.


    Reference: http://www.fuchs-lubritech.com/cms/IMG/pdf_schiene.pdf
mnoecker
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The "agrees" convinced me on this one. But thanks to all contributors - appreciate everyone's assistance.

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agree  David Moore (X)
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