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English translation: take air in

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English term or phrase:draw air (please see question)
Selected answer:take air in
Entered by: Mihailolja

12:59 Jul 14, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / air conditioning
English term or phrase: draw air (please see question)
cooling towers, open type, induced draught

"Large propeller fans on the air discharge or the top of the tower ***draw air*** counter flow or cross flow to the condenser water. Due to the higher discharge velocities they are less susceptible to short air circuits or recirculation. Noise levels are higher due to the low frequency noise associated with propeller and axial fans."

...if fans draw air, they are not blowing it, they are sucking it, correct? (but then it talks about discharge velocities...)
Elena Ghetti
Italy
Local time: 08:01
yes they "take air in"
Explanation:
It's an intake of air which is being mentioned here.
Selected response from:

Mihailolja
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:01
Grading comment
many thanks! thanks also to David
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +8yes they "take air in"
Mihailolja
2Guess
David Copeland


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Guess


Explanation:
Just a guess, but I think that it will probably suck air over the water to cool it, and then bowing it out in the opposite direction.

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-07-14 13:04:50 GMT)
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*and then blow it out in the opposite direction. Not enough coffee this morning...


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Note added at 6 mins (2005-07-14 13:05:44 GMT)
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*and then blow it out in the opposite direction. Not enough coffee this morning...


David Copeland
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
yes they "take air in"


Explanation:
It's an intake of air which is being mentioned here.

Mihailolja
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
many thanks! thanks also to David

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Yes, they suck it in and then blow it out again on the other side of the fan...
27 mins
  -> Thanks Dusty
agree  Can Altinbay
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Can
agree  TranslateThis
3 hrs
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agree  npis
3 hrs
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agree  Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
1 day 1 hr
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agree  Mario Marcolin
1 day 8 hrs
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agree  zaphod: http://home.howstuffworks.com/ac7.htm
2 days 19 hrs
  -> Thanks zaphod
agree  Alp Berker
4 days
  -> Thanks Alp
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