Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
forklaringstank
English translation:
Clarifying or clarification tank
Added to glossary by
David Rumsey
Nov 1, 2011 21:29
12 yrs ago
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Danish term
Canada
Fast, friendly and flexible.
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
forklaringstank
Danish to English
Tech/Engineering
Energy / Power Generation
Biogas production
Grunden til at der udnyttes mindre energi fra madaffald der tilføres et renseanlæg gennem afløbssystemet, skyldes at der i et renseanlæg (med forklaringstank) mistes ca. 40% af COD i procestank og i udløbet (og som derfor ikke udrådnes).
A "holding tank"?
A "holding tank"?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | Clarifying or clarification tank |
Pernille Kienle
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| 4 | clarifier [tank] |
Anton Konashenok
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| 2 +2 | Primary settling tank |
Diarmuid Kennan
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Proposed translations
18 mins
Pernille Kienle
Canada
Canada
Native in Danish
&
English
Canada
Quality translations on time!
Native in: Danish 
, English
Works in: Danish to English, English to Danish
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4
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Clarifying or clarification tank
Jeg mener, at 'forklaring' i denne kontekst betyder en 'klaring' af vandet, dvs. vandet gøres klarere/mere gennemsigtigt/rent.
Example sentence:
A mixture of oil, water, solids from the bunch fibres is delivered from the press to a clarification tank.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Tack!"
4 mins
Anton Konashenok
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Native in English
Works in field
Czech Republic
Competing on quality, not on price
Native in: Russian , English
Works in: French to English, Czech to English, Danish to English, and 10 more.
clarifier [tank]
"tank" is optional
+2
24 mins
Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Ireland
Reliable and accurate
Native in: English
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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31
Primary settling tank
i think this might be it....there is also something called an efterklaringstank ... klaringstank is a clearing basin, clearing cistern, clearing pool, clearing sump, sedimentation tank, settling tank
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