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afastamento

English translation: separation

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Portuguese term or phrase:afastamento
English translation:separation
Entered by: Sonny Tissot

14:27 Mar 29, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci / dynamic positioning
Portuguese term or phrase: afastamento
Contexto:

Após permanecer em “auto position” estável por duas horas (construção do modelo matemático), desabilitar todos os sistemas de referência de posição do DP e testar a capacidade dos algoritmos de estimação e controle em manter a embarcação sobre a posição pelo tempo determinado (“model control” ou “dead reckoning mode”), dentro de uma faixa aceitável de tolerância, evitando o alarme por pelo menos 20 a 30 minutos. Monitorar a trajetória pelo DGPS ou pelo controlador reserva de posicionamento dinâmico. Registrar o tempo para que seja atingido um afastamento de 5% da lâmina d’água...

Thank you,
Sonny Tissot
Brazil
separation
Explanation:
http://books.google.com/books?id=07AIPS-8bMIC&pg=PA17&lpg=PA...

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Note added at 14 mins (2010-03-29 14:42:14 GMT)
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OR

SPACING
Selected response from:

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 20:25
Grading comment
Thank you, everyone. Decision based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2separation
Marlene Curtis
4 +1distance
R. Alex Jenkins


Discussion entries: 6





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
distance


Explanation:
...distance between the water surface of 5%.

R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 21:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Richard.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Walter Moura
1 min
  -> Cheers, Walter :)
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
separation


Explanation:
http://books.google.com/books?id=07AIPS-8bMIC&pg=PA17&lpg=PA...

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Note added at 14 mins (2010-03-29 14:42:14 GMT)
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OR

SPACING

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 20:25
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 172
Grading comment
Thank you, everyone. Decision based on peer agreement.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Marlene


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cecilia Rey
8 mins
  -> Grata!
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
1 hr
  -> Grata Henrique!
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