una compuerta plana para limpieza de fondo y alivio

English translation: flat gate for bottom flushing and relief

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Spanish term or phrase:una compuerta plana para limpieza de fondo y alivio
English translation:flat gate for bottom flushing and relief
Entered by: Marcus Malabad

11:26 Jul 7, 2001
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial
Spanish term or phrase: una compuerta plana para limpieza de fondo y alivio
This is a part of a concrete dam which is in turn part of a hydroelectric plant system.
guillen
United States
Local time: 08:14
flat gate for bottom flushing and relief
Explanation:
This should be read as "una compuerta plan" (flat gate) para "limpieza de fondo" (bottom flushing) y alivio (relief)

See first link for flat gates used in the Three Gorges Dam in China.

See second link for 'bottom flushing'
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Marcus Malabad
Canada
Grading comment
Thanks so much for that explanation.
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na +2flat gate for bottom flushing and relief
Marcus Malabad


  

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1 hr peer agreement (net): +2
flat gate for bottom flushing and relief


Explanation:
This should be read as "una compuerta plan" (flat gate) para "limpieza de fondo" (bottom flushing) y alivio (relief)

See first link for flat gates used in the Three Gorges Dam in China.

See second link for 'bottom flushing'


    Reference: http://www.zhengzhou.gov.cn/sesame/invest/JXDZ/shgjx1.htm
    Reference: http://www.mp.usbr.gov/tftf/section2.html
Marcus Malabad
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TagalogTagalog
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thanks so much for that explanation.

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agree  Terry Burgess: Looks highly plausible.
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