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Engineering: Industrial | | Portuguese term or phrase: Seal Tank | This word is in a list, with no context. It´s a programming script, so there is nothing. I just know its about engineering. Other words include heat pump, hopper, transfer pump, etc.
In English, the definition of seal tank is:
http://www.engnetglobal.com/tips/glossary.aspx?word=Seal Tan... |
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| | tanque de vedação/selagem | Explanation:
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TANQUE DE SELAGEM, TANQUE DE VEDAÇÃO. O termo designa: 1) Um tanque receptor situado abaixo de Lavadores e Filtros a vácuo. A água cai nesse tanque através de uma tubulação e forma um selo para criar vácuo na parte do cilindro de formação da folha. Vide SEAL BOX. 2) Um vaso receptor e de armazenagem para filtrado de Lavador a vácuo, que serve também para manter a coluna barométrica submersa preservando, assim, o vácuo no lavador |
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Local time: 02:03
| Grading comment I ended up using this term, thanks. The client, for some wierd reason, said it was selo de tanque. It sounded terrible.
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41 mins confidence: Seal Tank
Explanation:
The word is in English so Seal Tank seems the most obvious.
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Note added at 51 mins (2012-02-02 16:43:28 GMT)
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Reference: http://www.engnetglobal.com/tips/glossary.aspx?word=Seal+Tan...
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Asker: Yes, you are right. It´s Portuguese to English and it should be English to Portuguese. Monitorrrsssss!
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