Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

girar el tren de varillaje una vuelta y media

English translation:

rotate the drill string 1-1/2 turns

Added to glossary by schmetterlich
Aug 31, 2019 19:50
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Spanish term

girar el tren de varillaje una vuelta y media

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Engineering (general) soil mechanics
Rotación: Cada metro de penetración debe medirse y anotarse el par necesario para girar el tren de varillaje una
vuelta y media (6). Se considerará que el rozamiento no es signifi cativo por debajo del valor de 10 N.m.
Proposed translations (English)
4 rotate the drill string 1-1/2 turns

Discussion

philgoddard Aug 31, 2019:
What is this about? Presumably your question is about "tren de varillaje".

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rotate the drill string 1-1/2 turns

It appears to be a test for determining the torque necessary to operate the drill.
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Reference comments

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drill string spinning

Tren de varillaje
- http://www.diccionariodelaconstruccion.com/procesos-producti...
drill string - https://www.linguee.com/spanish-english/translation/tren de ...

the drill string spins around as usual but, at the bottom, instead of a simple drill bit, there is a much more complex, pneumatically-powered drill mechanism called the hammer. - https://www.explainthatstuff.com/drilling.html
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