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contact ponctuel

English translation: point contact

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French term or phrase:contact ponctuel
English translation:point contact
Entered by: Louisa Tchaicha

09:43 Jan 10, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation / wind turbines
French term or phrase: contact ponctuel
Good morning,


Très favorablement, lesdites au moins trois rangées d’éléments roulants échelonnées le long dudit axe de rotation du palier comprendront, entre deux rangées extrêmes, au moins une rangée intermédiaire d’éléments roulants aptes à être en mouvement le long de pistes des première et seconde bagues de roulement, suivant des contacts ponctuels.

I found "contact on one point" see link below
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Contact.png

but I need confirmation from those in the know :)

Thank you in advance
Louisa Tchaicha
Tunisia
Local time: 18:40
point contact
Explanation:
www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/395
"Wind turbines have been used in one form or another for the last 7000 years. Versions ... The entire nacelle pivots to maintain point contact with the shifting wind."

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Note added at 32 mins (2012-01-10 10:15:31 GMT)
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http://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/229/wind-turbine-ge...
"Dust particles trapped between the gear teeth at the pitch line were causing the entire load to be transferred at a point contact instead of across the entire width of the gear tooth as the gear teeth meshed, resulting in contact fatigue failures at the pitch line."

Loads of references are available for e.g. four-point contact bearings.

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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2012-01-12 11:28:42 GMT)
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I suggest "along point contacts", your suggestion "according to point contact" is not grammatical English.
Selected response from:

B D Finch
France
Local time: 19:40
Grading comment
thank you everyone :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2occasional contact
Bashiqa
4 +1point contact
B D Finch


  

Answers


14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
occasional contact


Explanation:
Not in contact all the time

Bashiqa
France
Local time: 19:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 23
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you Bashiqa for your answer


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  EirTranslations
10 mins
  -> Merci.
neutral  B D Finch: No, this is point as opposed to linear contact.
19 mins
  -> Merci.
agree  rossignol
19 hrs
  -> Merci
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
point contact


Explanation:
www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/395
"Wind turbines have been used in one form or another for the last 7000 years. Versions ... The entire nacelle pivots to maintain point contact with the shifting wind."

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 32 mins (2012-01-10 10:15:31 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------


http://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/229/wind-turbine-ge...
"Dust particles trapped between the gear teeth at the pitch line were causing the entire load to be transferred at a point contact instead of across the entire width of the gear tooth as the gear teeth meshed, resulting in contact fatigue failures at the pitch line."

Loads of references are available for e.g. four-point contact bearings.

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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2012-01-12 11:28:42 GMT)
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I suggest "along point contacts", your suggestion "according to point contact" is not grammatical English.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 19:40
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
thank you everyone :)
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you,, Do I use the plural here or do I leave it singular "according to point contact"? :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Goward
4 hrs
  -> Thanks David
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