líneas de pano

English translation: Fanno lines

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Spanish term or phrase:líneas de pano
English translation:Fanno lines
Entered by: DLyons

03:29 Aug 19, 2016
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / Course description under the topic Theory of the flow of fluids
Spanish term or phrase: líneas de pano
This is one item in a unit of a course. Theory of the Flow of Fluids with Great Speed Variations
Adiabatic expansion and others. Nozzles. Compression currents. Diffusers. "Líneas de pano". Metastable states in the expansion of vapor.
Marjory Hord
Mexico
Local time: 22:00
Fanno lines
Explanation:
I'm guesing that "pano" was heard when "Fanno" was spoken.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2016-08-19 14:56:08 GMT)
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If it was dictated to a typist (how quaint that now sounds) it's quite a possible error. It fits the context of adiabatic expansion etc.
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DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 05:00
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Thanks for the creative idea! I even found an image of a machine that makes lines in panyo... no...
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Fanno lines


Explanation:
I'm guesing that "pano" was heard when "Fanno" was spoken.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2016-08-19 14:56:08 GMT)
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If it was dictated to a typist (how quaint that now sounds) it's quite a possible error. It fits the context of adiabatic expansion etc.


    https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flujo_de_Fanno
DLyons
Ireland
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Thanks for the creative idea! I even found an image of a machine that makes lines in panyo... no...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  bigedsenior: nice deduction!
2 hrs
  -> Thanks bigedsenior :-)

agree  neilmac: New one to me, but I spent 5 mins on this yesterday and came up with zilch....
20 hrs
  -> Thanks Neil. Yes, lines of cloth / clothes lines just don't fit :-)
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