Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

benedenwinds zoggebied

English translation:

downwind wake

Added to glossary by ddescamps
Jun 10, 2009 21:23
14 yrs ago
Dutch term

benedenwinds zoggebied

Dutch to English Other Science (general)
This is a term that appears in a text on the design of a lab. The context is as follows:
"benedenwinds zoggebied met -100Pa geeft een relatieve onderdruk van +55Pa)"
Proposed translations (English)
2 +1 downwind wake

Proposed translations

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downwind wake

The "zoggebied" is usually the wake of a ship. I suspect the lab has a hydraulics section where relative pressures are being tested.
Peer comment(s):

agree Chris Hopley : I suspect it has to do with air rather than water; downwind wake effects are a consideration in building design
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