Mar 31, 2020 15:52
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Spanish term

Abre a falla

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Petroleum Eng/Sci Valve actuators for oil refinery
Definition: condición en donde el actuador mueve la válvula a la posición abierta cuando el suministro de potencia o la energía motriz falla o es menor a lo requerido
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 fail open

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fail open

Fail open means a valve would open at a loss of signal or power. ... Under a power outage, the source of the air pressure would be lost and the valve would “fail” open. Fail Closed (FC) - Air to Open. Fail closed means the valve will close when signal is interrupted or lost.
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Peer comment(s):

agree James A. Walsh
33 mins
agree Richard Quiggins : Power outage could be from loss of air or gas pressure or electric power.
1 hr
agree Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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