woelschroef

English translation: agitation screw / agitator

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Dutch term or phrase:woelschroef
English translation:agitation screw / agitator
Entered by: JTLingos

19:42 Apr 5, 2008
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial
Dutch term or phrase: woelschroef
This word is on a drawing which shows a water cleaning process. The text that relates to the picture:
- Proces beschrijving
De aangevoerde flowbins met zinkstearaat worden handmatig op de container discharge station XXX geplaatst.. Vanuit losunit XYYY worden op aanvraagcommando van XOOO en XOYO de voorraadvaten bijgevuld via de horizontale transportschroeven GXYY en GXYG.
Zodra een doseerunit voorraadvat wordt bijgevuld door XZZZ, of XZYZ wordt tevens het trilmechanisme van de losunit in werking gesteld. Na het stoppen van de transportschroef of als er geen poeder gedetecteerd wordt door DDDD, stopt het trilmechanisme van de losunit eveneens.
JTLingos
Local time: 06:42
agitation screw / agitator
Explanation:
'agitor screw' according to the following site (NL/EN):

http://www.masterengineering.nl/lossinweightliw_uk.html

'agitor' might be more common in English:

Bulk Materials Handling - Micro Doser - Agitator Type
Joomla - the dynamic portal engine and content management system.
www.bulkmaterialshandling.com/site/index.php?option=com_con...

Plastics, Additives and Compounding : Materials handling equipment ...
The company says that the agitator within the powder feeder prevents material ... Frequency is calculated by built-in software that enables the doser to be ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1464391X04001916

'stirring screw' is apparently also used

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Note added at 31 mins (2008-04-05 20:13:40 GMT)
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sorry, make that 'agitator' above
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Ken Cox
Local time: 12:42
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THank you for your help!
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agitation screw / agitator


Explanation:
'agitor screw' according to the following site (NL/EN):

http://www.masterengineering.nl/lossinweightliw_uk.html

'agitor' might be more common in English:

Bulk Materials Handling - Micro Doser - Agitator Type
Joomla - the dynamic portal engine and content management system.
www.bulkmaterialshandling.com/site/index.php?option=com_con...

Plastics, Additives and Compounding : Materials handling equipment ...
The company says that the agitator within the powder feeder prevents material ... Frequency is calculated by built-in software that enables the doser to be ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1464391X04001916

'stirring screw' is apparently also used

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Note added at 31 mins (2008-04-05 20:13:40 GMT)
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sorry, make that 'agitator' above

Ken Cox
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
THank you for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wouter van Kampen: I would use agitator srew BUT if it actually refers to "transportschroeven" you should use "auger"
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