Seal Tank

English translation: seal tank

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Portuguese term or phrase:	tanque de vedação/selagem
English translation:	seal tank
Entered by:	Cipriana Leme

15:52 Feb 2, 2012

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Engineering: Industrial

Portuguese term or phrase: Seal Tank

This word is in a list, with no context. It´s a programming script, so there is nothing. I just know its about engineering. Other words include heat pump, hopper, transfer pump, etc.
In English, the definition of seal tank is:
http://www.engnetglobal.com/tips/glossary.aspx?word=Seal Tan...

Cipriana Leme KudoZ activity Questions: 17 (none open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 36 Brazil
Local time: 12:14

tanque de vedação/selagem

Explanation:
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TANQUE DE SELAGEM, TANQUE DE VEDAÇÃO. O termo designa: 1) Um tanque receptor situado abaixo de Lavadores e Filtros a vácuo. A água cai nesse tanque através de uma tubulação e forma um selo para criar vácuo na parte do cilindro de formação da folha. Vide SEAL BOX. 2) Um vaso receptor e de armazenagem para filtrado de Lavador a vácuo, que serve também para manter a coluna barométrica submersa preservando, assim, o vácuo no lavador

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ghostwriter-BR
Brazil
Local time: 12:14

Grading comment

I ended up using this term, thanks. The client, for some wierd reason, said it was selo de tanque. It sounded terrible.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +1

tanque de vedação/selagem

ghostwriter-BR

tanque selado/vedado

Clauwolf

Seal Tank

Edward Nelson

Answers

41 mins confidence:

tanque selado/vedado

Explanation:
:) de acordo com a definição

Clauwolf
Local time: 12:14
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 33

41 mins confidence:

Seal Tank

Explanation:
The word is in English so Seal Tank seems the most obvious.

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Reference: http://www.engnetglobal.com/tips/glossary.aspx?word=Seal+Tan...

Edward Nelson
Native speaker of: English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Yes, you are right. It´s Portuguese to English and it should be English to Portuguese. Monitorrrsssss!

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

tanque de vedação/selagem

ghostwriter-BR
Brazil
Local time: 12:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

I ended up using this term, thanks. The client, for some wierd reason, said it was selo de tanque. It sounded terrible.

Notes to answerer

Asker: I turned the terms around to match the Portuguese to English glossary entry.

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