Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

fils chaud

English translation:

hot wire anemometer

Added to glossary by S Kelly
Aug 30, 2012 11:26
11 yrs ago
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French term

fils chaud

French to English Tech/Engineering Engineering: Industrial
Exhaust testing manual.

L’extraction des gaz d’échappement est activée à partir du CCX17 de l’automate ou du K57 d’AVL.
Les vitesses d’extraction est relevée au fils chaud.
L’extraction des gaz d’échappement comporte en bout de réseau une vanne de contre pression.

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Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 hot wire anemometer
Change log

Sep 6, 2012 06:07: S Kelly Created KOG entry

Discussion

Anton Konashenok Aug 30, 2012:
Meirs, exactly so.
meirs Aug 30, 2012:
Seems to be The principle of the Pirani gauge for measuring vacuum - the resistance of a hot wire is measured and, indirectly, the density of the surrounding gas

Proposed translations

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hot wire anemometer

a type of anemometer measuring the speed of gas flow by the cooling of an electrically heated wire
Peer comment(s):

agree Manoj Chauhan
11 mins
Thanks
agree Tony M
24 mins
Thank you, Tony
agree La Classe
2 hrs
Thank you
agree chris collister : I have just such a tool, though it uses a tiny thermistor instead
4 hrs
Thank you, Chris!
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