Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

abgewickelte Länge

English translation:

developed length

Mar 22, 2001 03:26
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German term

abgewickelte Länge

German to English Tech/Engineering Petroleum Eng/Sci
In a text on crude oil processing facilities:
Der Ölabzug erfolgt über ein ringförmiges im oberen Teil des Tanks angebrachtes Überlaufwehr. Die abgewickelte Überlaufwehrlänge von etwa 50 m ist mit ca. 150 V-förmigen Schlitzen versehen, durch die das Öl in die Überlaufrinne fließt.
Is this something like "extended length"?

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developed length

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developed length

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total length

It is a ring shaped affair and abgewickelt means un rolled. Ergo when the total length of the ring
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