Apr 24, 2008 07:55
16 yrs ago
English term
France
one-half
Non-PRO
English to French
Tech/Engineering
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
Conductivity of hydraulic fluids
The conductivity of distillation-purified tributyl phosphate, a typical phosphate ester, was about one-half that of the formulated fluids. This suggests that the phosphate ester contributes a significant portion of the conductivity in the formulated fluids.
Je ne suis pas sûr de la valeur numérique à donner à "one-half" ici.
Comment comprenez-vous la chose ?
Merci
Je ne suis pas sûr de la valeur numérique à donner à "one-half" ici.
Comment comprenez-vous la chose ?
Merci
Change log
Apr 24, 2008 07:57: Tony M changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Proposed translations
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Selected
50%
Don't quite see where the problem lies, personally, but that's certainly what it means
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Note added at 42 mins (2008-04-24 08:37:23 GMT)
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conductivity is certainl a quantity with units and not just a relative value (though of course here it is being used in a general way).
If this ester has a conductivity that is around 50% of that of the formulated fluids, it does indeed suggest it would make a major contribution to the overall conductivity (depending, of course, on the proportion of it in the fluid!) — if it had a much lower conductivity (let's say 1%), then clearly it would play a much less important part in the overall conductivity. It's a little hard for me to comment further without knowing more about these various fluids etc.
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-04-24 09:25:57 GMT) Post-grading
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Ah, now I understand! ;-)
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Note added at 42 mins (2008-04-24 08:37:23 GMT)
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conductivity is certainl a quantity with units and not just a relative value (though of course here it is being used in a general way).
If this ester has a conductivity that is around 50% of that of the formulated fluids, it does indeed suggest it would make a major contribution to the overall conductivity (depending, of course, on the proportion of it in the fluid!) — if it had a much lower conductivity (let's say 1%), then clearly it would play a much less important part in the overall conductivity. It's a little hard for me to comment further without knowing more about these various fluids etc.
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-04-24 09:25:57 GMT) Post-grading
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Ah, now I understand! ;-)
Note from asker:
| The problem: if this ester has a conductivity twice weaker than the fluids, how can it be a major contributor to the conductivity of the fluids ? I thought conductivity was a relative value, not a quantity. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci. C'est de ma faute, je lisais "conductivité" et je comprenais "conductibilité". "
+1
5 mins
La moitié
I would simply go 'la moitié', which is as unprecise as the English version
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