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May 6, 2008 19:35
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French term

vanne de peau

French to English Tech/Engineering Electronics / Elect Eng
Ce document présente la stratégie adoptée pour la réalisation des tests fonctionnels et climatiques de la carte de pilotage de la vanne de peau.

Is it really 'skin valve driver card'? I haven't found this on Grand Dictionnaire nor in other databases...

Thanks again
Proposed translations (English)
3 leather valve

Discussion

Jamie McLennan (asker) May 8, 2008:
Overboard valve? The term Overboard valve appears in the document (in English), refering to the same equipment. Could this be the English version of 'vanne de peau' in this instance? Or is it perhaps the name of the equipment, which is actually a membrane valve?
Jack Dunwell May 7, 2008:
Yes, Chris, and didn't he get Dhoolally "Tap", which is where the "Vanne" really comes in?
chris collister May 7, 2008:
One intriguing (though unlikely) possibility: if the text was dictated, "vanne de peau" could have started as "van der Pol", the man who gave his name to a famous non-linear oscillatory equation. Could they be studying the stability of the electronics???
Jack Dunwell May 7, 2008:
Isn't leather used as a membrane in desalination? Separating/cleaning function?
Charles Hawtrey (X) May 6, 2008:
'Membrane valve' looks plausible to me, although I've not worked with aircraft engines. They're certainly used in some carburettors.
Jamie McLennan (asker) May 6, 2008:
clarification I am no expert in this field, and the document I have lacks context. But it is a set of instructions for carrying out tests on said 'carte de pilotage de la vanne de peau'. I believe it is for on-board airplane fans. Does this help?

Tests include insulation tests, dimensional tests, logical level tests, polarity inversion tests. That's pretty much the best I can do for context. Hope it helps.

So far, I'm tempted to go with 'membrane valve'.

It's not a typo for d'eau, I'm pretty sure. It appears a few times in the document as 'peau'

Thanks again.
Joan Berglund May 6, 2008:
membrane valve does seem likely. I did not get an exact result for "membrane valve driver card" but it did bring up some things that might be relevant, try googling this phrase and seeing if anything rings a bell.
Charles Hawtrey (X) May 6, 2008:
Agreed with CC & AM - see my entry below.
Tony M May 6, 2008:
We really need to know what the overall piece of equipment is for / does, as CC says.
chris collister May 6, 2008:
Rather depends what the kit does: what does the driver drive? Could vanne de peau be a membrane valve, or could it be a typo for d'eau??

Proposed translations

9 mins

leather valve

Declined
Acc. to Collins Robert "peau" can = "leather".

A Treatise of Mechanics: Theoretical, Practical, and Descriptive - Google Books Result
by Olinthus Gregory - 1806 - Mechanical engineering
A band of thick and uniform leather AA (fig. 26. and 28. ... is covered with a leather valve, fortified with metal plates GG (fig. 29. ...
books.google.co.uk/books?id=eNhIAAAAMAAJ...
THOMANN Brass Accessories - PriceGrabber.com - UK
Thomann leather valve guard, black. Thomann Cyberstore · 4 Star Review. Shop Now. More Info. THOMANN Handschutz fr Trompete THOMANN - C3202 ...
musical-instruments.pricegrabber.co.uk/brass-accessories/thomann/p/1689/ - Similar pages

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Note added at 11 hrs (2008-05-07 06:58:40 GMT)
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Some brilliant quips above in the asker's box!

Really has me smiling this morning!

Peer comment(s):
neutral Charles Hawtrey (X) : I'm not sure mechanical engineering was able to use 'driver cards' when Olinthus Gregory (1774 – 1841) was writing - see Wikipedia. Does anything other than brass musical instruments use leather valves today, apart from restorers of steam engines?
1 hr
Absolutely no idea. I thought it was an intelligent suggestion, particularly as "skin valve" seems to be rather unlikely :-)
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