Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
déclenchement/enclenchement
English translation:
triggering/release
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May 16, 2006 16:34
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French term
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Native in: English
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déclenchement/enclenchement
French to English
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Engineering (general)
hysteresis - air diffusers
déclenchement/enclenchement
I think, but am not sure, that this is talking about 'triggers' and 'interlocks'?
I am translating text on a graph. It's difficult to explain it properly without being able to illustrate it, but basically it shows the following information:
Courbe du débit insufflé (i.e. the inflow of air)
this curve goes through a horizontal line marked 'déclenchement' and then through another horizontal line marked 'enclenchement' - between which the 'zone' is marked 'HYSTERESIS'. Above this, it has 'arret' and 'marche' for 'Machine 1 and above that the same for Machine 2.
I have some understanding of what hysteresis is, but it is the terminology here that I am stuck on. The machines are air diffusers used to aerate tanksin in a wastewater treatment plant.
I think, but am not sure, that this is talking about 'triggers' and 'interlocks'?
I am translating text on a graph. It's difficult to explain it properly without being able to illustrate it, but basically it shows the following information:
Courbe du débit insufflé (i.e. the inflow of air)
this curve goes through a horizontal line marked 'déclenchement' and then through another horizontal line marked 'enclenchement' - between which the 'zone' is marked 'HYSTERESIS'. Above this, it has 'arret' and 'marche' for 'Machine 1 and above that the same for Machine 2.
I have some understanding of what hysteresis is, but it is the terminology here that I am stuck on. The machines are air diffusers used to aerate tanksin in a wastewater treatment plant.
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triggering/release
This should be talking about the point at which something 'turns on', and then as the [whatever] drops back again, it will 'turn off' again --- the hysteresis is the amount by which it must go fruther down than it went up in order to make it turn off again; e.g. a thermostat, which might turn ON a heater at 20°C, but not turn it off again until the room had reached 22°C --- i.e. a hysteresis of 2°C
The exact terms to be used will depend on precisely WHAT is being 'triggered', and how this action takes place; however, the very use of 'déclencher' suggests it is some kind of 'triggering', and one of the opposites of this (in an electrical/onic context could certainly be 'release' (trigger/release thresholds, etc. etc.)
Plus, since you have start/stop for Machines 1 and 2, that does kind of suggest an on/off situation.
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Note added at 16 hrs (2006-05-17 08:57:13 GMT)
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I imagine that as the airflow drops, first Machine 1 turns on, and then, if the airflow continues to drop, Machine 2 is brought into service; once the airflow has risen again, they will drop out again when no longer needed.
The exact terms to be used will depend on precisely WHAT is being 'triggered', and how this action takes place; however, the very use of 'déclencher' suggests it is some kind of 'triggering', and one of the opposites of this (in an electrical/onic context could certainly be 'release' (trigger/release thresholds, etc. etc.)
Plus, since you have start/stop for Machines 1 and 2, that does kind of suggest an on/off situation.
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Note added at 16 hrs (2006-05-17 08:57:13 GMT)
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I imagine that as the airflow drops, first Machine 1 turns on, and then, if the airflow continues to drop, Machine 2 is brought into service; once the airflow has risen again, they will drop out again when no longer needed.
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Comment: "Great answer - and yes, as Bourth suggested, more context was needed, really - which I indicated with a note. But I feel that Dusty's answer was very likely to be right - or at the very least, extremely close to the mark. "
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