Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

arbeitsverzehrend

English translation:

energy-absorbing or energy-consuming

Added to glossary by Stefanie Reinhold
May 21, 2010 03:35
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German term

arbeitsverzehrend

German to English Tech/Engineering Transport / Transportation / Shipping Railway
Die Kupplungsorgane sollen möglichst mit *arbeitsverzehrenden* Federungselementen und Zerstörungsgliedern versehen sein.

From a requirements document regarding railway engineering.

Not too many google hits...

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energy-absorbing or energy-consuming

in physical terms, "Energie" is the same as "Arbeit" (measured in kWh).

energy-absorbing
adj. 1. capable of absorbing energy; as, energy-absorbing bumpers reduce injury and damage in vehicle collisions.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/energy-absorbing

Adaptive energy-absorbing materials using field-responsive fluid-impregnated cellular solids
http://web.mit.edu/nnf/publications/GHM101.pdf

Plastic can be incorporated in energy absorbing steering columns to help reduce vehicle weight and enhance driver safety
http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_plastics/doc.asp?CID=1080...

Plastic energy-absorbing structural elements
Energie aufnehmende Kunststoff-Formteile
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Energy-absorbing crash elements ensure that both passengers and personnel are well protected.
Durch energieabsorbierende Crashelemente sind Passagiere wie Personal auch für den Fall der Fälle bestens geschützt.
http://www.linguee.de/search?direction=auto&query=energy-abs...

Energieverzehreinrichtung für die Stirnseite von Schienenfahrzeugen,
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und am anderen Ende mit einem energieverzehrenden Deformationsglied (6) verbunden
and at the other end to an energy-consuming deformation element (6)
http://www.linguee.de/search?direction=auto&query=energiever...

An energy-absorbing device for the front face of rail vehicles,
http://www.linguee.de/search?direction=auto&query=energiever...

Leaf senescence an active, energy-consuming degradation process
Die Blattseneszenz - ein aktiver, energieaufwändiger Abbauprozess
http://www.linguee.de/uebersetzung/deutsch/energy-consuming ...

Peer comment(s):

agree hazmatgerman (X) : Arbeit ist ja nicht gleich Last, denn der Zeitvektor fehlt.
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Danke, deshalb habe ich auch die andere Übersetzung vorgeschlagen.
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load-absorbing

and to absorb the load imposed on clutch 16 when clutch 16 prevents reverse rotation of a motor drive shaft. Assembly 40 includes a head member 42, ...
www.faqs.org/patents/app/20080271970 - Cached

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The clutch will slip under load, causing accelerated wear and eventual ... Hydraulic clutch systems use brake fluid, and brake fluid naturally absorbs ...
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3828/is.../ai_n9466063/ - Cached - Similar
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agree Reinhold Wehrmann
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