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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

barrido por compresor

English translation:

blower scavenging

Added to glossary by tazdog (X)
Jul 5, 2006 16:43
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term

barrido por compresor

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Automotive / Cars & Trucks diesel engines
This is all I've got; the text is about diesel engines (for trucks):

Nace el (model no.), motor de dos tiempos y dos cilindros con barrido por compresor.

"Barrido" never comes up again...and the text goes on to talk about different models.

Based on my own research, I think "barrido" here may be "scavenge" or "scavenging" (not sure about that, but that's what it seems to be comparing the Wikipedia explanations in English and Spanish), but I don't know how the "por compresor" would be said. I didn't find a single ref. to this expression in Spanish.

Any help would be appreciated. TIA!
Proposed translations (English)
3 blower scavenging
4 scavenging by compressor

Discussion

tazdog (X) (asker) Jul 5, 2006:
this is not my strongest field...here's what I found: Ciclo de dos tiempos, el ciclo termodinámico se completa en dos carreras del émbolo y una vuelta del cigüeñal. ***La renovación de la carga se logra por barrido,*** al desplazar la nueva mezcla los gases de la combustión previa, sin la necesidad de válvulas, ya que es ahora el propio émbolo el que con su movimiento descubre las lumbreras de admisión y escape regulando el proceso. http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_de_combustión_interna_alt...

The Wikipedia text in English: Engines based on the two-stroke cycle use two strokes (one up, one down) for every power stroke. Since there are no dedicated intake or exhaust strokes, alternative methods must be used to scavenge the cylinders. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_combustion_engine
Parrot Jul 5, 2006:
Wouldn't this refer to exhaust evacuation, Cindy?
tazdog (X) (asker) Jul 5, 2006:
one additional fact... From what I've been able to learn, this particular engine was only a prototype and was never actually manufactured.

Proposed translations

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blower scavenging

Reference:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/scavenge

http://www.webster-dictionary.net/definition/Scavenge

Note from asker:
Thanks, looks good--I found this: The use of a blower (compressor) for scavenging was becoming quite widespread... http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/Marine/bolinder.htm
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Cecilia, I think that was just what I needed, and I don't think I would ever have come up with it myself. Thanks to Carlos, too, for confirming the scavenging part."
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scavenging by compressor

Yes, you're on the right track, "barrido" is scavenging in this context. You could render it:

two-stroke two-cylinder engine with scavenging by compressor.

or

two-stroke two-cylinder engine with scavenging compressor.

I prefer the latter.
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