mediamatrix (X) Jul 4, 2010:

@meirs The ST is plain standard English 'as she is writ'.

meirs Jul 3, 2010:

time or turbidity Just a tech. writer note:
Time is the phenomenon (that after the interval elapsed, discharge is triggered) as turbidity is (afer a certain value was reached, etc.).
Timer is just a device- so placing both in the same sentence and context is less than ideal IMHO.
But people normally mention the "thing" that they see/touch rather than the underlying phenomenon or physical property.

Laura Bouchard (asker) Jul 3, 2010:

Aquí va la oración entera: The separator is a high speed centrifugal separator. It is equipped with an operating water module. Solids ejection (discharge) takes place through ports in the bowl periphery while the separator is in full operation. The ejected solids leave the separator through the cyclone and the solids outlet. On the ..., a discharge can be initiated manually or by timer-triggering. On the ..., a discharge can be initiated manually, by timer-triggering or by turbidity-triggering.