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boot

17:01 Jun 16, 2018
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
English term or phrase: boot
The existing boot-style fuel gas regulators required two or more rebuilds per year due to hydrocarbon impregnation of the elastomeric pressure controlling element , commonly called a boot.
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4 +1diafragma
Jennifer Levey


  

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diafragma


Explanation:
Actually, in this context, a "boot" is more commonly called a "diaphragm" = 'diafragma' in Spanish.

asgmt.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf-docs/2005/1/A11.pdf
In the gas industry, there are two basic types of regulators used for both .... elastomeric diaphragm or boot is held against a grid plate by loading pressure ...

Jennifer Levey
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