Dec 8, 2011 13:12
12 yrs ago
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French term

pieds de sapin

French to English Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering
turbine : pieds de sapin
Proposed translations (English)
3 +4 fir-tree section
3 +1 fir tree roots

Discussion

chris collister Dec 8, 2011:
When cold and stationary, turbine blades rattle alarmingly. Don't worry, this is entirely deliberate, since centrifugal acceleration jams the blade immovably into its corrugated root.

Proposed translations

+4
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fir-tree section

means of fitting turbine blades into the rotor.
Peer comment(s):

agree chris collister : Sometimes fir-tree "root" or "fixing". I'm sure this has come up before.//In Proz, I mean....
11 mins
They used to come up when I was measuring them as quality control.
agree EirTranslations
13 mins
agree Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
18 mins
agree Alexandra Maldwyn-Davies
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+1
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fir tree roots

Ex. + photos :

"Curved Axial Entry Fir Tree Roots (CAEFTR)
Figure 1 below illustrates the design configuration of typical CAEFTR, consisting of fir tree root blocks to the blades which are inserted axially into mating fir tree steeple grooves on the disk head. Depending on the manufacturer and design of rotor, keyways are then utilised to lock the blades and prevent axial movement in service."
(http://www.bindt.org/downloads/2A1.pdf)

Cf. : http://www.eiffel-industrie-turbomachines.com/en/galerie-pho...
Peer comment(s):

agree Bashiqa : roots or section
2 mins
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