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standpipe

Portuguese translation: reservatório elevado (OU chaminé de equilíbrio)

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English term or phrase: standpipe Portuguese translation: reservatório elevado (OU chaminé de equilíbrio) Entered by: rhandler

12:53 Jan 24, 2007

English to Portuguese translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
English term or phrase: standpipe standpipe tank or pipe for holding water in an elevated position to create pressure in a water supply system. For a tall building, where the pressure from the mains at street level is insufficient to raise the water to the upper floors, water is pumped up to the	Andre Nogueira KudoZ activity Questions: 30 (none open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 15 Brazil Local time: 02:33
reservatório elevado (OU chaminé de equilíbrio) Explanation: Neste contexto, é essa a expressão que se usa no Brasil. Caso fosse um "standpipe" numa linha de bombeamento, para proteção contra surtos, chamá-lo-íamos de "chaminé de equilíbrio". Sou engenheiro civil há 40 anos, com mestrado nos EUA, na área de abastecimento de água, saneamento e meio ambiente. Alguns exemplos: SAAE Oliveira A EEAT II localiza-se na área dos Reservatórios do Cruzeiro e abastece o Reservatório Elevado R4 na mesma área, a partir do Reservatório R2, ... www.saaeoliveira.com.br/index.php?var=operacionais Untitled Document Reservatório elevado de EMEI está comprometido, alerta vereador ... Um reservatório elevado de 300.000 mil litros (caixa d’água), localizado no pátio da ... www.camaraandradina.sp.gov.br/paginas/noticias.php?codigo=3... No caso de proteção contra surtos: Transientes Hidráulicos- PRINCIPAL Nesta pesquisa, pretende-se verificar os efeitos instabilizadores que podem ocorrer em chaminés, no caso a chaminé de equilíbrio da UHE Serra da Mesa e da ... www.iph.ufrgs.br/pesquisa/PDHA/PeDFurnas/P_trans.htm	Selected response from: rhandler Local time: 02:33
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reservatório elevado (OU chaminé de equilíbrio) Explanation: Neste contexto, é essa a expressão que se usa no Brasil. Caso fosse um "standpipe" numa linha de bombeamento, para proteção contra surtos, chamá-lo-íamos de "chaminé de equilíbrio". Sou engenheiro civil há 40 anos, com mestrado nos EUA, na área de abastecimento de água, saneamento e meio ambiente. Alguns exemplos: SAAE Oliveira A EEAT II localiza-se na área dos Reservatórios do Cruzeiro e abastece o Reservatório Elevado R4 na mesma área, a partir do Reservatório R2, ... www.saaeoliveira.com.br/index.php?var=operacionais Untitled Document Reservatório elevado de EMEI está comprometido, alerta vereador ... Um reservatório elevado de 300.000 mil litros (caixa d’água), localizado no pátio da ... www.camaraandradina.sp.gov.br/paginas/noticias.php?codigo=3... No caso de proteção contra surtos: Transientes Hidráulicos- PRINCIPAL Nesta pesquisa, pretende-se verificar os efeitos instabilizadores que podem ocorrer em chaminés, no caso a chaminé de equilíbrio da UHE Serra da Mesa e da ... www.iph.ufrgs.br/pesquisa/PDHA/PeDFurnas/P_trans.htm	rhandler Local time: 02:33 Specializes in field Native speaker of: Portuguese PRO pts in category: 317
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