Oct 4, 2011 12:08
12 yrs ago
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French term
effet bi-lames
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
windows and doors
A feature of a double-glazed door: Barrettes de rupture thermique pour la gestion de l’effet bi-lames.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | bimetallic effect |
Miranda Joubioux (X)
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| 4 | galvanic effect |
Bourth (X)
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References
| effet bi-lame |
Miranda Joubioux (X)
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Proposed translations
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bimetallic effect
http://www.gutmann.de/index.php?id=56&L=2
I'm pretty sure about this.
The Dictionnaire du Génie Civil, de l'Architecture, et de la construction
gives bimettalic for bilame
I'm pretty sure about this.
The Dictionnaire du Génie Civil, de l'Architecture, et de la construction
gives bimettalic for bilame
Note from asker:
| I've used it. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
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galvanic effect
The potential difference of two dissimilar metals. Do your teeth have fillings? Ever chewed a piece of aluminium foil? If so, you know all about it!
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-10-04 13:38:10 GMT)
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Not that you'll get an electric shock from the door - not that you'd notice anyway -, but that over time the current will corrode one (or both?) of the metals: galvanic corrosion.
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-10-04 14:04:41 GMT)
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I've had second thoughts about that, wondering if it might not rather be about differential thermal expansion of two dissimilar metals heated to the same temperature (if there is no thermal break) (a bi-lame can be used as a thermal sensor), but I've since had third thoughts since separating the two sides of a window would only aggravate the thermal expansion/contraction delta, surely: if you have the sun blazing down on one side, and your aluminium expands, while the metal (steel, or aluminium, say) on the inside is in the blast of cool conditioned air and shrinks.
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-10-04 14:07:09 GMT)
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Or is it triple glazing you have, and bi-lame refers to the two lames d'air between the three panes of glass .....
Questions, questions ...
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-10-04 13:38:10 GMT)
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Not that you'll get an electric shock from the door - not that you'd notice anyway -, but that over time the current will corrode one (or both?) of the metals: galvanic corrosion.
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-10-04 14:04:41 GMT)
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I've had second thoughts about that, wondering if it might not rather be about differential thermal expansion of two dissimilar metals heated to the same temperature (if there is no thermal break) (a bi-lame can be used as a thermal sensor), but I've since had third thoughts since separating the two sides of a window would only aggravate the thermal expansion/contraction delta, surely: if you have the sun blazing down on one side, and your aluminium expands, while the metal (steel, or aluminium, say) on the inside is in the blast of cool conditioned air and shrinks.
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-10-04 14:07:09 GMT)
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Or is it triple glazing you have, and bi-lame refers to the two lames d'air between the three panes of glass .....
Questions, questions ...
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
B D Finch
: Your second thoughts seem most in line with the French ref. I've seen. However, it mentioned the effect of the patio doors having a dark powder coating increasing the (bi-lame caused) sticking at midday???
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Reference comments
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Reference:
effet bi-lame
It's explained here in French.
http://www.forumconstruire.com/construire/topic-1765.php
http://www.forumconstruire.com/construire/topic-1765.php
Note from asker:
| Like the steel and alu mix. Thanks |
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