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Herr Ch. Schmidt
Waschsuspension

Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

spülen

English translation:

flush or purge

Added to glossary by Dr. Fred Thomson
Jul 25, 2004 10:17
19 yrs ago
6 viewers *
German term

spülen

Non-PRO German to English Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering
General context:
Term appears in several places in a quotation for a pump system which circulates a "Waschsuspension" in an absorber for a flue-gas desulphurising plant.

Immediate context:
Die Pumpe wird nicht gespült.
Pflegespülung

Attempted translation:
The pump is not flushed through (OR purged)
Maintenance wash

Sorry that I have included two terms but I feel that they might be linked in the given context.

Thanks
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 I like both flushed and purged
4 +1 washed
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (2): Steffen Walter, Cilian O'Tuama

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Proposed translations

+3
3 hrs
Selected

I like both flushed and purged

These are terms we used regularly for such actions when I was in nuclear power plant operation.

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Note added at 3 hrs 11 mins (2004-07-25 13:28:34 GMT)
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IMHO maintenance flushing or flush works, as does purging with a wash suspension.
Peer comment(s):
agree John Jory : Although I usually associate purging with gaseous media (purge air)
4 hrs
Thank you, John.
agree Christine Lam : flush is the better choice
6 hrs
Thank you, Christine
agree Sabine Griebler : I would also use purge for gases only
1 day 6 hrs
Thank you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks again, Dr. Thomson. And thank you others for illuminating remarks. "
+1
16 mins
German term (edited): sp�len

washed

Declined
to wash, a wash i.e. what is done with the washing suspension
Peer comment(s):
agree moser.ilja
1 hr
neutral Kevin Pfeiffer (X) : But, having followed this long translation here :-) - the pump just circulates the wash solution, doesn't it? I like "flush/ed".
6 hrs
neutral John Jory : For me, washing is more of an external operation
7 hrs
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Comment: "I tend to agree with neutral comments. In this context, as Kevin rightly ponted out, the pumps circulate the wash. As far as I understand it, the system is then flushed (or not as the case may be) to remove contamination. The washing suspension performs another task here - to remove the sulphur from the flue gas. "