Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

golfada

English translation:

slug

Added to glossary by T o b i a s
Jun 15, 2012 13:01
12 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

golfada

Portuguese to English Tech/Engineering Petroleum Eng/Sci hydrocarbon lines
Entretanto, estudos posteriores mostraram que a linha de 8 polegadas era superestimada para as vazões previstas, indicando a possibilidade de golfadas hidrodinâmicas e assim eliminando a alternativa de Gás Lift Contínuo com linha de 8 polegadas.

Thanks in advance. T.

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slug

in Dicionário do Petróleo: em referência a um tipo de escoamento multifásico intermitente...
Peer comment(s):

agree Gilmar Fernandes : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slugcatcher
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Obrigada, Gilmar
agree Marlene Curtis
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Obrigada, Marlene!
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indicating the possibility of hydrodynamic bursts . . .

Suggestion:

I understand "golfada" to mean a huge eruption, spewing, burst or surge of this or that . . . petroleum?
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