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Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering | | Portuguese term or phrase: barreira deflectora de sopro da plataforma polivalente | Portugal
Piece of equipment being repaired. Located in airport.
From online images "plataforma polivalente" seems to be like a flat trailer.
The barreira deflectora de sopro, seems to be something like a wind deflector.
I'm having a hard time putting this together and finding the right English.
Provisional translation is "wind deflector barrier of multi-use trailer" but I'm not convinced. |
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| | English translation:multi-platform jet blast detector | Explanation:
Since this is in an airport, the device is probably a "jet blast detector" (see 1st link).
"plataforma polivalente" would suggest that the deflector can be mounted on several different platforms, e.g. a flat trailer as you mention.
However, as it says "...da plataforma polivalente", might it be the deflector to protect the "plataforma polivalente" from jet blast?
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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-10-21 00:58:25 GMT)
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Correction: for "detector" read "deflector"! Sorry about that... |
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Martin Riordan
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| Grading comment Thanks. This helped toward my ultimate option.
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