Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

redresser les lignes de courant

English translation:

straighten out the streamlines

Added to glossary by Louisa Tchaicha
May 21, 2014 21:47
10 yrs ago
French term

redresser les lignes de courant

French to English Tech/Engineering Aerospace / Aviation / Space inverseur de poussée
Hello,

"Pour prévenir un tel décollement, on prévoit également que la distance de recouvrement de la porte amont par la porte aval, mesurée sensiblement selon la direction du flux d'air, soit suffisante pour redresser les lignes de courant de ce flux de sorte qu'elles soient sensiblement parallèles entre elles et à l'extrados de la porte amont."

Please help I will not even attempt a translation!

Thank you
Proposed translations (English)
5 +2 straighten out the streamlines

Discussion

DLyons May 21, 2014:
This is a relatively straightforward technical document. streamlines.

Proposed translations

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straighten out the streamlines

The device being described is so designed to regulate the condition of the flow, to avoid a separation of the boundary layer that would give rise to turbulence. The idea is to maintain laminar (well-behaved) flow (in which the streamlines -lignes de courant- are well defined).
Note from asker:
Great, thanks!
Peer comment(s):

agree Philippe Etienne : with a clear explanation to boot
8 hrs
agree chris collister
9 hrs
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