kamflänsslinga

English translation: finned coil heat exchanger

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Swedish term or phrase:	kamflänsslinga
English translation:	finned coil heat exchanger
Entered by:	Pernille Chapman

09:51 Aug 27, 2008

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Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / Installation manual for wood pellet burner

Swedish term or phrase: kamflänsslinga

In a previous translation, this has been rendered as 'heat exchange coil'. I'm just wondering if that's correct as I can't find the term in any of my dictionaries...

Pernille Chapman KudoZ activity Questions: 137 (none open) (12 closed without grading) Answers: 236 United Kingdom
Local time: 12:16

finned tube

Explanation:
I would presume it was a finned tube.

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Note added at 14 mins (2008-08-27 10:05:21 GMT)
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A finned tube heat exchanger

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-08-27 14:30:24 GMT)
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I think this would be wise as you said.

Selected response from:

Hugh Curtis
Local time: 13:16

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Thanks very much to both of you. Once again, I wish points could be shared!
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finned tube

Hugh Curtis

finned coil

Hanne Rask Sonderborg

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12 mins confidence:

finned tube

Hugh Curtis
Local time: 13:16
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 86

Grading comment

Thanks very much to both of you. Once again, I wish points could be shared!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you - this is very helpful for further searching. Do you think "finned coil heat exchanger" would be correct, seeing as the last part of the word is "slinga"?

7 hrs confidence:

finned coil

Explanation:
Swedish kamfläns = English fin and
Swedish slinga = English coil or loop in Engstroem Teknisk ordbok

Example sentence(s):

A finned-coil heat exchanger has a housing with spaced walls defining an internal chamber with air flowing from an upstream end to a downstream end, spaced transfer tubes with heat conducting media flowing therein from the downstream chamber end to, etc.
A fluid heater as claimed in claim 5 further comprising a flow restriction to restrict flow to the finned coil.

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Hanne Rask Sonderborg
Denmark
Local time: 13:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Danish
PRO pts in category: 12

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