Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

poço (de) acumulação lateral

English translation:

a lateral holding well

Added to glossary by Andrew Hunt
Nov 11, 2010 00:28
13 yrs ago
Portuguese term

poço (de) acumulação lateral

Portuguese to English Tech/Engineering Engineering (general) Wastewater collection
More specs for sewer lift stations. I couldn't find 'accumulation wells', and I'm not sure if "lateral" refers to the well or simply to its position in the plan.

• Considerando a situação da área de esgotamento, confinada, as elevatórias deverão prever um poço de acumulação lateral ao poço de sucção com volume compatível com os períodos de interrupção máximo de energia elétrica, a ser pesquisado junto à concessionária local. O **poço acumulação lateral** deverá ser acionado, por extravasor, caso o nível ultrapasse o máximo operacional previsto. O retorno dos esgotos ao poço de sucção deverá ser feito através de acionamento de comporta, operada manualmente ou automaticamente;
Proposed translations (English)
3 a lateral holding well
Change log

Nov 14, 2010 21:18: Andrew Hunt Created KOG entry

Discussion

meirs Nov 11, 2010:
it is a buffer pit to buffer the incoming flow during electrical power outage (during which time the incoming flow cannot be processed). I think that lateral is in terms of process topology - in parallel with (not in series with) the suction pit

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a lateral holding well

I dont think this is wrong but possibly there are better or more technical definitions out there.
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