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span gas

Portuguese translation: gás de calibragem

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English term or phrase:span gas
Portuguese translation:gás de calibragem
Entered by: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida

23:14 Aug 17, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial / gas
English term or phrase: span gas
Such tests, which may include use of a span gas, are designed only to ensure that the instrument is working properly
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gás de calibragem
Explanation:
Encontrei a expressão num documento da União Europeia (EN e PT(pt)...
(EN)
Calibrate the CLA in the most common operating range following the manufacturer's specifications using zero and span gas (the NO content of which must amount to about 80 % of the operating range and the NO2 concentration of the gas mixture to less than 5 % of the NO concentration).
(PT(pt)
Calibre-se o CLA na frequência operativa mais usual, de acordo com as especificações do fabricante, utilizando gás para levar a escala a zero e gás de calibragem (cujo conteúdo em NO deve atingir aproximadamente 80 % da frequência operativa e a concentração de NO2 da mistura de gases menos de 5 % da concentração NO).
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 18:09
Grading comment
I think this is the most accurate translation. Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3gás span
Maria José Tavares (X)
3 -1gás de calibragem
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida


  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
gás span


Explanation:
O gás span é uma mistura de gases com concentração definida de componentes combustíveis



    Reference: http://www.raccosafety.com.br/Manual%20Titan.pdf
Maria José Tavares (X)
Portugal
Local time: 18:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 30
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudio Mazotti
27 mins
  -> obrigada Claudio
agree  Joon Oh
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada Joon
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
9 hrs
  -> Obrigada Isabel
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
gás de calibragem


Explanation:
Encontrei a expressão num documento da União Europeia (EN e PT(pt)...
(EN)
Calibrate the CLA in the most common operating range following the manufacturer's specifications using zero and span gas (the NO content of which must amount to about 80 % of the operating range and the NO2 concentration of the gas mixture to less than 5 % of the NO concentration).
(PT(pt)
Calibre-se o CLA na frequência operativa mais usual, de acordo com as especificações do fabricante, utilizando gás para levar a escala a zero e gás de calibragem (cujo conteúdo em NO deve atingir aproximadamente 80 % da frequência operativa e a concentração de NO2 da mistura de gases menos de 5 % da concentração NO).



    Reference: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?mode=dbl&lang=en&ihmlang=...
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 18:09
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 91
Grading comment
I think this is the most accurate translation. Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  airmailrpl: in the source text the "span gas" is not used for calibration
12 hrs
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