Glossary entry

Japanese term or phrase:

燃焼面積を拡大させる

English translation:

increase the combustible surface area

Added to glossary by casey
Mar 31, 2007 04:58
17 yrs ago
Japanese term

油の燃焼面積を拡大させる

Japanese to English Tech/Engineering Energy / Power Generation
水は超高熱水蒸気となり、油の燃焼面積を拡大させて完全燃焼を実現します。
Proposed translations (English)
5 +1 increase the oil's combustive surface area

Proposed translations

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increase the oil's combustive surface area

Combustion is a chemical reaction caused by heat reacting a fuel and an oxidant, and one property that determines the efficiency of a combustive reaction is the surface area of the reaction.

水は超高熱水蒸気となり、油の燃焼面積を拡大させて完全燃焼を実現します。

So this sentence is saying something like this:

"As the water vapor becomes super heated steam, the combustive surface area of the oil expands, achieving total combustion."

I would say 'water vapor' instead of just 'water' because you already know the water is in gas form.

Hope this helps
Note from asker:
"Surface area"!!! For some reason I was drawing a blank and could only come up with "area," which, as you can see, produces an entirely different meaning. I must need some more sleep.
Peer comment(s):

agree Joyce A : Troy, I was getting ready for this with "fuel!" I also found a site using "solid propellant" where "surface area" appears: http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/adc/education/space_ex/solid.html
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