Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
charges spatiales d’électricité statique
English translation:
spatial (space) charges of static electricity
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narasimha (X)
Jul 11, 2006 08:22
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French term
United Kingdom
BA(Hons), Dip Trans IOL, MCIL London
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English
charges spatiales d’électricité statique
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
static electricity
I want to translate this as 'static electricity space charge' but such a term does not get many googles. I understand the concept of space charges, but wonder if there is another term that would be used here.
This is taken from a document about the cleaning of tanks used for the storage of crude oil and oil products by means of 'dégazage'.
Par suite des dangers cumulés de l’électricité statique et de l’auto-inflammation, la qualité de la vapeur doit être vérifiée avec soin. Comme indiqué plus haut, la vapeur doit être sèche ou surchauffée afin de s’assurer que les charges spatiales d’électricité statique sont maintenues à un niveau bas et sans danger, mais la température ne doit pas dépasser 200°C, afin d’éviter la possibilité d’une auto-inflammation (voir températures d’auto-inflammation, annexe 1).
This is taken from a document about the cleaning of tanks used for the storage of crude oil and oil products by means of 'dégazage'.
Par suite des dangers cumulés de l’électricité statique et de l’auto-inflammation, la qualité de la vapeur doit être vérifiée avec soin. Comme indiqué plus haut, la vapeur doit être sèche ou surchauffée afin de s’assurer que les charges spatiales d’électricité statique sont maintenues à un niveau bas et sans danger, mais la température ne doit pas dépasser 200°C, afin d’éviter la possibilité d’une auto-inflammation (voir températures d’auto-inflammation, annexe 1).
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | spatial (space) charges of static electricity |
narasimha (X)
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| 3 | Ambient charge |
Terry Richards
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Proposed translations
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spatial (space) charges of static electricity
The spatial or space discharge of static electricity is the which results in lightening in space. Static electricity is produced whenever there is friction , be it between you and the car seat, drag your lags on the carpet, etc. It can also be produced by plastic gas cans, nylon wind breakers and so on. all these happen in space and so is termed as spatial. These charges need to be grounded so that they do not result in a fire accident.
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Note added at 3 days1 hr (2006-07-14 09:34:37 GMT)
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EX: Aircraft use static grounding wires before fueling because of the immense amount of static generated during flight. Most of the automotive refueling accidents we have investigated occurred after the refueling process.
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Note added at 3 days1 hr (2006-07-14 09:37:57 GMT)
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YOU MIGHT HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED A STATIC CHARGE IN SPACE, AS YOU BRING YOUR HAND NEAR A RUNNING TV SCREEN OR COMPUTOR MONITOR, WHICH RESULTS SOMETIMES MAKES THE HAIR ON THE HAND TINGLE.
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Note added at 3 days1 hr (2006-07-14 09:34:37 GMT)
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EX: Aircraft use static grounding wires before fueling because of the immense amount of static generated during flight. Most of the automotive refueling accidents we have investigated occurred after the refueling process.
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Note added at 3 days1 hr (2006-07-14 09:37:57 GMT)
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YOU MIGHT HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED A STATIC CHARGE IN SPACE, AS YOU BRING YOUR HAND NEAR A RUNNING TV SCREEN OR COMPUTOR MONITOR, WHICH RESULTS SOMETIMES MAKES THE HAIR ON THE HAND TINGLE.
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Ambient charge
It gets quite a few hits on Google.
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Ambient Charge
A form of tax on non uniformly mixed pollutants. It is calculated to be the same in terms of the emission's impact on ambient environmental quality at some receptor site. As a result, an ambient charge to a firm closer to the receptor site will normally be higher per litre than that charged to firms further away.