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English translation: sand pipe heater

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German term or phrase:	Sandrohrheizung
English translation:	sand pipe heater
Entered by:	Christine Lam

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14:06 Jan 15, 2010

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German term or phrase: Sandrohrheizung

Ein Heizsystemlieferant liefert Sandrohrheizungen fuer Knorr Bremsen. Ich habe leider keinen weiteren Kontext, es handelt sich um eine stochwortartige Aufzaehlung.
Vielen Dank fuer eure Hinweise

Christine Lam KudoZ activity Questions: 1632 (8 open) (13 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 1636
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sand pipe heaters

Explanation:
If this is for knorr, why not use the translation that they already have on their homepage?

http://www.knorr-bremse.de/en/railvehicles/products/brakings...

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Michael Harris
Local time: 10:48

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thank you all very much!
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sand pipe heaters

Michael Harris

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Info

Kim Metzger

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sand pipe heaters

Explanation:
If this is for knorr, why not use the translation that they already have on their homepage?

http://www.knorr-bremse.de/en/railvehicles/products/brakings...

Michael Harris
Local time: 10:48
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English
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thank you all very much!

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Reference: Info

Reference information:
Sand Pipe
A tube, most commonly found on locomotives, through which sand could be applied to the rail in front of a driven wheel to increase grip, particularly in bad weather. The sand could be fed through the tube by various means, such as gravity from a hopper, or blown under pressure using steam.

http://www.lnwrs.org.uk/Glossary/glossarysa.php

Kim Metzger
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English
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