Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
mis en navette
English translation:
recirculated
Added to glossary by
Yolanda Broad
Oct 9, 2003 09:44
20 yrs ago
French term
mettre en navette
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
chemistry
this concerns the production of sodium hypochlorite. Liquid caustic soda is "mis en navette", and chlorine is countercurrently fed into a packed column. the liquid caustic soda absorbs the chlorine and becomes sodium hypochlorite. Is the navette some kind of tank or vat?
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | recirculated |
Henry Scott (X)
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| 5 | "driven back and forth" |
Enel Diamond (X)
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recirculated
Caustic soda solution is recirculated through a packed column whilst feeding in chlorine countercurrently.
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Comment: "Thank you for your help. In fact I used both answers, replacing recirculated by driven back and forth!"
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"driven back and forth"
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