Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
balayer
English translation:
flush (out)
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margaret caulfield
Jan 26, 2009 09:07
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French term
balayer
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
cryogenic container
Part of the maintenance instructions for a small cryogenic container
« ...procéder au balayage de l’intérieur de la cuve à l’aide d’un gaz sec (O2 ou N2) jusqu'à disparition de toute trace d’humidité. »
I know that 'scavenge' is sometimes used for 'balayer', but I don't think that fits properly here. I feel sure there is an official word for 'using one gas to remove all traces of another substance from a container', but for the moment it escapes me.
« ...procéder au balayage de l’intérieur de la cuve à l’aide d’un gaz sec (O2 ou N2) jusqu'à disparition de toute trace d’humidité. »
I know that 'scavenge' is sometimes used for 'balayer', but I don't think that fits properly here. I feel sure there is an official word for 'using one gas to remove all traces of another substance from a container', but for the moment it escapes me.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | flush/flush out |
margaret caulfield
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| 4 | thinking |
Bourth (X)
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| 2 +1 | purge |
Jonathan MacKerron
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| 3 | blow off |
mchd
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References
| flush |
Rachel Fell
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Change log
Jan 29, 2009 09:40: margaret caulfield changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/14723">Tony M's</a> old entry - "balayer"" to ""flush (out)""
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flush/flush out
This is the impression I get here. To flush out the inside of the vat using a dry gas.
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Comment: "Thanks, Margaret (and Rachel too for your ref. comment!)
This is the word that was on the tip of my tongue, and the solution I finally adopted, as validated by my customer."
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purge
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Note from asker:
| Thanks Jonathan! This was one of the ideas that occurred to me initially, but the problem is compounded by the fact that I also have the verb 'purger' elsewhere, and it seems they are making a specific disinction between the two. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
chris collister
: purge is certainly correct, as is scavenge. Possibly "flush", being quite neutral.
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thx, flush was my second choice here
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23 mins
blow off
my suggestion. Your context refers to "balayer au gaz".
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your contribution, though I feel that the use of 'off' is not exactly suitable for the inside of a tank. |
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thinking
Is the PRINCIPAL purpose of the operation to remove gas (scavenging would be OK) or to remove moisture (blow out?) ?
Blowing out residual liquid nitrogen?? If so, I imagine the air flow causes the liq. nitrogen to change to gas phase, so "scavenge" would in fact be correct: no liquid nitrogen, no gaseous nitrogen to be scavenged.
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Note added at 41 mins (2009-01-26 09:48:20 GMT)
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Except of course, as I see on rereading, you are potentially scavenging ex-liquid nitrogen with nitrogen gase, so not "scavenging"at all, but blowing out (via gas transphase).
Blowing out residual liquid nitrogen?? If so, I imagine the air flow causes the liq. nitrogen to change to gas phase, so "scavenge" would in fact be correct: no liquid nitrogen, no gaseous nitrogen to be scavenged.
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Note added at 41 mins (2009-01-26 09:48:20 GMT)
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Except of course, as I see on rereading, you are potentially scavenging ex-liquid nitrogen with nitrogen gase, so not "scavenging"at all, but blowing out (via gas transphase).
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Alex! In fact, the gaseous nitrogen is left in the tank for some length of time, to drive out any trace of moisture, so that's why I don't think 'scavenge' is quite the right idea (suggests recover of something you want...), and 'blow out' seems somehow too dynamic... |
Reference comments
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Reference:
flush
not sure what your "small cryogenic container" is, but:
CRYOGENIC DEWAR MAINTENANCE
Never use helium gas to flush the vacuum space...
Never flush a cold dewar. Admitting any gas into the vacuum space of a dewar that
still has a liquid cryogen in...
To help remove any helium gas, flush the dewar with dry nitrogen gas and pump the dewar three times.
If you are using a leak detector for your pump and if your leak detector indicates any helium gas, it may be
advantageous to flush the vacuum space once with nitrogen gas.
http://www.tristantech.com/pdf/Dewar_maintenance_v2.pdf
CRYOGENIC DEWAR MAINTENANCE
Never use helium gas to flush the vacuum space...
Never flush a cold dewar. Admitting any gas into the vacuum space of a dewar that
still has a liquid cryogen in...
To help remove any helium gas, flush the dewar with dry nitrogen gas and pump the dewar three times.
If you are using a leak detector for your pump and if your leak detector indicates any helium gas, it may be
advantageous to flush the vacuum space once with nitrogen gas.
http://www.tristantech.com/pdf/Dewar_maintenance_v2.pdf
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mistsoul (X)
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Thank you mistsoul - and hello!
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