abfahren

English translation: to draw off

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German term or phrase:abfahren
English translation:to draw off
Entered by: Gerhard Wiesinger

21:46 Nov 6, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
German term or phrase: abfahren
For a "Fermentationsanlage"
Context:
So wird das Substrat durchspült und darin vorhandene Biogasanteile gelangen insbesondere in das Volumen oberhalb des Substrates und können in bekannter Weise zur Biogasaufbereitung ***abgefahren*** werden.
Gerhard Wiesinger
United States
Local time: 08:36
to draw off
Explanation:
zur Biogasaufbereitung ***abgefahren*** werden
***drawn off*** for processing as biogas

Using a compressor to draw off gas from the top of the digester,...
http://www.gascompressors.co.uk/applications.shtml

The basic premise is that you draw off flammable gas from the landfill site.
http://www.estatesreview.com/news/home/magazine-articles/art...

The facility is set to take 18 months to build and is planned around a central heat chamber, which the company claims will produce no noxious emissions and draw off gas and oil as they vaporise.
http://www.letsrecycle.com/do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=37&li...

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Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:36
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5to draw off
Lancashireman
3 +1conveyed
Armorel Young
4to collect
casper (X)


  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
conveyed


Explanation:
or perhaps "removed and conveyed" or "taken off and conveyed" to get the sense of "taken away to..."

Armorel Young
Local time: 15:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susanne Rindlisbacher: transported?
1 hr
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
to draw off


Explanation:
zur Biogasaufbereitung ***abgefahren*** werden
***drawn off*** for processing as biogas

Using a compressor to draw off gas from the top of the digester,...
http://www.gascompressors.co.uk/applications.shtml

The basic premise is that you draw off flammable gas from the landfill site.
http://www.estatesreview.com/news/home/magazine-articles/art...

The facility is set to take 18 months to build and is planned around a central heat chamber, which the company claims will produce no noxious emissions and draw off gas and oil as they vaporise.
http://www.letsrecycle.com/do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=37&li...

71,900 more results here: http://tinyurl.com/39mpeyb

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 30
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nils Andersson
3 hrs

agree  Wendy Streitparth
11 hrs

agree  Bernhard Sulzer
15 hrs

agree  Judith Shiozawa (X)
1 day 7 hrs

agree  Steffen Walter
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to collect


Explanation:
In analogy to
Müllabfuhr garbage/trash collection
Müll abfahren to collect garabage/trash

casper (X)
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