Aug 17, 2012 12:10
11 yrs ago
Spanish term

aspirando cada una de un tanque de almacenamiento

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Engineering (general) Pump system
This is a text about a parabolic trough test loop.

I presume 'aspirar' refers to 'suction', and 'tanque de almacenamiento' is 'storage tank', but I'm having problems trying to phrase this part of the sentence. Help would be appreciated :) TIA.

Sistema de bombeo e instrumentación de control de caudal:
La regulación de caudal se realiza mediante dos válvulas automáticas de globo y dos bombas verticales tipo cantiléver (centrífugas y controladas en velocidad) que se encuentran sumergidas y **aspirando cada una de un tanque de almacenamiento.** Dos caudalímetros másicos proporcionan la señal para realimentar los lazos de control de caudal.

Discussion

Lisa McCarthy (asker) Aug 17, 2012:
More context Sorry, I forgot to paste the heading of this paragraph "Sistema hidráulico del lazo" which, as well as the section I've provided, also has two other sections: "Sistema de almacenamiento" and "Conducciones".

Text focuses on using molten salt as a heat transfer fluid.

DLyons Aug 17, 2012:
If what is being pumped is a gas (which could be the case in a parabolic trough), then "aspirate".

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each of which pumps out an individual storage tank

I can't think of any more elegant way of phrasing it.

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Note added at 25 mins (2012-08-17 12:36:03 GMT)
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"pumps from" is an alternative, but not "pumps out from" (tautological).

Or perhaps "each of which is dedicated to an individual storage tank"
- the outflow being understood from the context?

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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-08-17 15:11:42 GMT)
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Or finally: "each dedicated to a specific storage tank".
Note from asker:
Thanks, DL. Should this be 'pumps out FROM'?
Peer comment(s):

agree James A. Walsh
19 mins
Thanks James.
agree Dan Ilioiu
3 hrs
Thanks Catalina/Dan.
agree Julio Bereciartu
5 hrs
Gracias saruro.
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