Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
tampon d'orifice
English translation:
orifice plug
Added to glossary by
Emma Grubb
Feb 27, 2008 15:04
16 yrs ago
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tampon d'orifice
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In a document which instructs personnel on how to carry out leaktightness tests on an item of equipment in the nuclear industry:
"Ce test est réalisé sur trois joints du couvercle primaire:
- son joint métallique interne,
- le double joint métallique de la tape d’orifice,
- le joint élastomère du tampon d’orifice."
"Ce test est réalisé sur trois joints du couvercle primaire:
- son joint métallique interne,
- le double joint métallique de la tape d’orifice,
- le joint élastomère du tampon d’orifice."
Proposed translations
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| 5 | orifice plug |
Claire Cox
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| 4 +2 | plug |
chris collister
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| 4 | AFNOR nuclear dict. again |
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Claire Cox
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55
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orifice plug
According to my NTL (Nucelar Transport Ltd) trilingual flask handling instructions
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Note added at 7 mins (2008-02-27 15:12:49 GMT)
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Sorry "Nuclear" of course!
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-02-27 23:31:20 GMT)
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Perhaps I should add that this came straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak. I worked in-house for British Nuclear Fuels, of which NTL is a subsidiary - these are the terms they used.
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Note added at 7 mins (2008-02-27 15:12:49 GMT)
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Sorry "Nuclear" of course!
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-02-27 23:31:20 GMT)
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Perhaps I should add that this came straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak. I worked in-house for British Nuclear Fuels, of which NTL is a subsidiary - these are the terms they used.
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Comment: "Many thanks!"
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chris collister
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250
plug
"orifice" is pretty much redundant...
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Kate Hudson (X)
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Euqinimod (X)
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AFNOR nuclear dict. again
tampon - variously plug, cover, hatch
Knowing which particular orifice we are concerned with might be of interest.
Same dict. gives variously:
orifice - orifice, opening, hole, port, nozzle
orifice d'aspiration - suction nozzle
orifice d'écoulement (cuve) - flow hole (reactor vessel)
orifice d'instrumentation (cuve) - instrumentation port (reactor vessel)
orifice de contrôle - viewing port (hydraulic test loop)
orifice de détente - letdown orifice
orifice de passage (vanne) - port size (valve), orifice size (valve)
orifice de refoulement - discharge nozzle, suction nozzle
Knowing which particular orifice we are concerned with might be of interest.
Same dict. gives variously:
orifice - orifice, opening, hole, port, nozzle
orifice d'aspiration - suction nozzle
orifice d'écoulement (cuve) - flow hole (reactor vessel)
orifice d'instrumentation (cuve) - instrumentation port (reactor vessel)
orifice de contrôle - viewing port (hydraulic test loop)
orifice de détente - letdown orifice
orifice de passage (vanne) - port size (valve), orifice size (valve)
orifice de refoulement - discharge nozzle, suction nozzle
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