Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
cascade de pignons
English translation:
geartrain
Added to glossary by
Stephanie Mitchel
Feb 13, 2007 01:20
17 yrs ago
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French term
cascade de pignons
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Mechanics / Mech Engineering
F1 race history
Describing an engine revamp:
"Distribution modifiée (par cascade de pignons), système d’admission revu, la technique évolue."
What configuration is this?
"Distribution modifiée (par cascade de pignons), système d’admission revu, la technique évolue."
What configuration is this?
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +6 | geartrain | blavatsky |
4 | geared timing | jacqueb |
Change log
Feb 13, 2007 06:18: Gayle Wallimann changed "Term asked" from "cascade de pignons (urgent)" to "cascade de pignons"
Proposed translations
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French term (edited):
cascade de pignons (urgent)
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geartrain
A NON LINEAR MODEL OF THE GEARTRAIN OF THE TIMING SYSTEM OF THE ...
http://diem1.ing.unibo.it/mechmach/rivola/pub31.pdf
http://diem1.ing.unibo.it/mechmach/rivola/pub31.pdf
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Bourth (X)
: Looks like it
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thanks Bourth!
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Raymonde Gagnier
: As in Torsen differentials!
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thanks rousselures!
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narasimha (X)
: row of meshed gears and pinions
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thanks narashima!
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David Goward
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thanks David!
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SusanMurray
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agree |
Terry Richards
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "many thanks blatavsky"
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French term (edited):
cascade de pignons (urgent)
geared timing
They're talking about a pinion timing distribution system, as opposed to the traditional chain or belt driven ones (less space, less drag).
Peer comment(s):
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Terry Richards
: Gears have more drag but are more accurate and reliable particularly at higher RPM
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