Sep 5, 2009 12:03
14 yrs ago
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French term
raccords à olive
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Energy / Power Generation
Can anybody please tell me the correct English terminology for "raccords à olive" (what type of connection/join is it?). There are innumerable Google hits but all in French.
Context: Les raccords de tuyauterie de type plomberie (« raccord américain », raccords filetés ou raccords à olive…) ne sont pas autorisés. Les liaisons entre les différents
éléments doivent être exclusivement réalisés par brides boulonnées.
Context: Les raccords de tuyauterie de type plomberie (« raccord américain », raccords filetés ou raccords à olive…) ne sont pas autorisés. Les liaisons entre les différents
éléments doivent être exclusivement réalisés par brides boulonnées.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | compression fitting |
Bashiqa
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| 5 +1 | compression joint |
kashew
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| 1 | olive coupling |
Irene McClure
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Proposed translations
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compression fitting
Have a look at this site which explains how they work. It is purely mechanical and not always suited to the job in hand.
http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/infplumb/infcomp.html
http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/infplumb/infcomp.html
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Irene McClure
Native in English
Political scientist, former UK Govt
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English
olive coupling
Not my field at all, so this is a guess, but I found 500-odd hits for "olive coupling". Might be worth exploring to see if this matches what you are looking for.
http://www.prevost.eu/quick-coupling.html
http://www.caleffi.fr/caleffi/en_IT/Site/Products/Catalogue/...
http://www.prevost.eu/quick-coupling.html
http://www.caleffi.fr/caleffi/en_IT/Site/Products/Catalogue/...
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compression joint
A compression joint is one which uses a fitting to join two or more pipes by compressing a small brass ring, known as an olive, between the fitting and the pipe.
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