Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
compteur petit calibre
English translation:
small (size) water meter
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Carla Selyer
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French term
compteur petit calibre
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
Water meter specs
Part of a list of specs for a water meter - other examples listed are 'compteur – gros calibre'.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | small (size) water meter |
Robert Such
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| 4 +1 | low-capacity meter |
Tony M
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| 2 | low flow water meter |
SafeTex
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| 3 -1 | small-diameter water meter |
liz askew
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References
| "Compteurs d’eau" for beginners ... |
Daryo
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Proposed translations
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small (size) water meter
Another source that refers to 'small size water meters': https://www.projproc.com/tender/11033-supply-small-size-wate...
‘Calibre’ refers to the pipe diameter, the NPS (Nominal Pipe Size), or DN (le diamètre nominal):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominal_Pipe_Size
https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/nps-nominal-pipe-sizes-d_...
Another possibility is ‘jet meters (single-jet and multi-jet) and displacement meters’ for ‘compteurs d'eau de petit calibre’.
And ‘turbine meter’ or ‘bulk (flow) water meters’ for ‘compteurs d'eau gros calibre’.
Working from this classification:
smarteo-water.e-monsite.com/pages/questions/le-compteur-d-eau/les-types-de-compteur-d-eau.html
And this Wikipedia entry:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_metering
‘Calibre’ refers to the pipe diameter, the NPS (Nominal Pipe Size), or DN (le diamètre nominal):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominal_Pipe_Size
https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/nps-nominal-pipe-sizes-d_...
Another possibility is ‘jet meters (single-jet and multi-jet) and displacement meters’ for ‘compteurs d'eau de petit calibre’.
And ‘turbine meter’ or ‘bulk (flow) water meters’ for ‘compteurs d'eau gros calibre’.
Working from this classification:
smarteo-water.e-monsite.com/pages/questions/le-compteur-d-eau/les-types-de-compteur-d-eau.html
And this Wikipedia entry:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_metering
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Comment: "Thank you for the detailed references. It was very helpful."
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low-capacity meter
One possible way of handling this, which might well work in this context...
Note from asker:
| Thank you. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
philgoddard
: I agree with all these answers, but you were first. "Calibre" would work too.
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Thanks, Phil!
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low flow water meter
It could be this but I'm not sure if this means that the meter is capable of detecting low flows or limits the flow to low. Both meanings seem to be suggested in my references
Reference:
Note from asker:
| Thank you. |
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small-diameter water meter
Frequently Asked Questions on Water Meters - YomteYyomtey-meter.com › frequently-asked-questions-on-wa...
4 Sep 2019 - Generally, the small-diameter water meter can be directly arranged according to the nominal diameter of the pipe. However, under the same ...
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Le choix du calibre du compteur - Smarteo waterwww.smarteo-water.com › le-choix-d...- Translate this page
Pour les petites canalisations, le choix ne pose en général aucun problème. On installe dans la quasi totalité des cas un compteur de calibre (on dit aussi diamètre) ...
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Large Diameter Remote Ultrasonic Water Meter - SH Meterswww.sh-meters.com › ultrasonic-water-meter › large-di...
The large-diameter water meter monitoring can timely and accurately read the meter, find the fault of the measuring instrument itself and various human-induced ...
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"calibre" is translated as "diameter" when talking of arteries in medical texts.
4 Sep 2019 - Generally, the small-diameter water meter can be directly arranged according to the nominal diameter of the pipe. However, under the same ...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2020-07-28 14:45:43 GMT)
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Le choix du calibre du compteur - Smarteo waterwww.smarteo-water.com › le-choix-d...- Translate this page
Pour les petites canalisations, le choix ne pose en général aucun problème. On installe dans la quasi totalité des cas un compteur de calibre (on dit aussi diamètre) ...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2020-07-28 14:46:16 GMT)
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Large Diameter Remote Ultrasonic Water Meter - SH Meterswww.sh-meters.com › ultrasonic-water-meter › large-di...
The large-diameter water meter monitoring can timely and accurately read the meter, find the fault of the measuring instrument itself and various human-induced ...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2020-07-28 14:46:44 GMT)
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"calibre" is translated as "diameter" when talking of arteries in medical texts.
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Liz. |
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Daryo
: whatever the medical profession does with "calibre" when it comes to water meters, it's not a "diameter"
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Reference comments
2 days 7 hrs
Reference:
"Compteurs d’eau" for beginners ...
La classe A, B ou C définit la précision de la mesure en fonction de son débit minimal (+/- 5%) et de son débit de transition (+/- 2%).Pour un calibre donné, les compteurs de différentes classes ont les mêmes Qn et Qmax. Un compteur de classe C mesure les petits débits avec plus de précision qu’un compteur de classe A.Tous nos compteurs d’eau sont en conformité avec la norme ISO 4064.
Compteurs d’eau
Calibre----mm----Qn m3/h Débit nominal ----Qmax m3/h Débit max.
Classe AClasse BClasse C
Qmin L/hQt L/hQmin L/hQt L/hQmin L/hQt L/h
15---20/27-- --1,5----3-----60----150-----30----120----15----22,5----
20---26/34-----2,5----5----100----250-----50----200----25----37,5----
25---33/42-----3,5----7----140----350-----70----280----35----52,5----
30---40/49-----6-----12----240----600----120----480----60----90------
40---50/60----10-----20----400---1000----200----800---100---150------
For the "caliber" 15 (the smallest) the diameter of the pipe varies between 20 and 27mm, the "nominal" flow (Débit nominal) is 1.5 cubic meter per hour (m3/h) the maximum flow (Débit max) that can be measured is 3 m3/h; depending on the "class" of the water meter, it will start mesuring if the water flow is at least 60 / 30 /15 liter per hour (class A / B / C)
https://media.anjou-connectique.com/media/wysiwyg/PDF/compte...
le calibre = the flow that the water counter is capable of measuring
Compteurs d’eau
Calibre----mm----Qn m3/h Débit nominal ----Qmax m3/h Débit max.
Classe AClasse BClasse C
Qmin L/hQt L/hQmin L/hQt L/hQmin L/hQt L/h
15---20/27-- --1,5----3-----60----150-----30----120----15----22,5----
20---26/34-----2,5----5----100----250-----50----200----25----37,5----
25---33/42-----3,5----7----140----350-----70----280----35----52,5----
30---40/49-----6-----12----240----600----120----480----60----90------
40---50/60----10-----20----400---1000----200----800---100---150------
For the "caliber" 15 (the smallest) the diameter of the pipe varies between 20 and 27mm, the "nominal" flow (Débit nominal) is 1.5 cubic meter per hour (m3/h) the maximum flow (Débit max) that can be measured is 3 m3/h; depending on the "class" of the water meter, it will start mesuring if the water flow is at least 60 / 30 /15 liter per hour (class A / B / C)
https://media.anjou-connectique.com/media/wysiwyg/PDF/compte...
le calibre = the flow that the water counter is capable of measuring
Discussion
Take a look at the reference - coming straight form the horse's mouth, i.e. a French manufacturer of water counters.
Also, from what I could find, it's simply called the "calibre" in EN (and not only in Chinglish, I took that in account)
La notion de calibre correspond au diamètre de raccordement du compteur. Le choix du « calibre » pour un compteur à eau dépend donc essentiellement de la canalisation et du débit d’eau qui circule à l’intérieur.
Pour connaître le bon diamètre de compteur, il convient d’observer la consommation et les débits circulants dans la canalisation, avant toute installation d’un nouveau compteur. https://www.plombier-paris-express.com/faq/materiel/calibre-...
What ideas have you considered and rejected?