Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Rührdrucknutsche

English translation:

agitated (pressure) nutsch filter

Added to glossary by treychic
Oct 21, 2011 12:50
12 yrs ago
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German term

Rührdrucknutsche

German to English Tech/Engineering Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng precipitation and filtration
Hallo ProZ-Profis!

This term appears in the following context:

Rezept Y wird eingesetzt, wenn das Filtrat aus der Faktor IX-Adsorption (Behälter 111/Rührdrucknutsche 000) als Ausgangsmaterial übernommen wird.

This is from an SOP for the precipitation and filtration of various factors. Unfortunately the term only occurs once in the document and no further context is provided.

After an exhaustive internet search about the best I can come up with is "agitated nutsche filter". However, "nutsche" does not sound like English to me and Ernst calls a "Nutsche" a suction filter or strainer. I am a little suspicious of "agitated nutsche filter" because most of the websites where this term shows up feature a nearly identical and somewhat questionably written definition. In addition, a lot of these websites are foreign (i.e. Asian, German-language etc.) and contain spelling errors and other clues that they were not written by native English speakers. Could it be that the term "Rührdrucknutsche" was incorrectly translated as "agitated nutsche filter" at some point and has simply been picked up by other translators/websites? In today's cyberspace of rapidly self-multiplying errors it certainly wouldn't be the first time :)

Could someone with EXPERIENCE in this field kindly clue me in to what we call this in English? I am willing to accept "agitated nutsche filter" but I need confirmation from some native English-speaking experts first.

Vielen Dank im Voraus,
t r e y

P.S. This is all the context I have. If anything about the style/substance of this query is displeasing to you, then kindly move on to the next one. Thank you so much in advance!

Discussion

Walter Herzberg Oct 22, 2011:
In my many years as an active (and inactive) chemist, I have never come across the word "Nutsche" in English.
treychic (asker) Oct 22, 2011:
Ingeborg: Thank you very much for your suggestion but I am certain that it's "Nutsche".

Phil: Nice work! If it's in Webster's, then it MUST be English, right? Thanks so much!
philgoddard Oct 21, 2011:
Nutsch filter is in the dictionary:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nutsch filter
Ingeborg Gowans (X) Oct 21, 2011:
a possibility http://www.fedequip.com/Products/FILTERS/FILTER_PRESSES/48^_...

could it be "Netzsche" filter? there is a picture of the machine in question; not sure in what context this filter is being used; as you stated, many spelling errors can multiply in the internet; but I apologize in case I am on the wrong track here

Proposed translations

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agitated (pressure) Nutsche filter

The Agitated Nutsche filter is a Nutsche type filter designed to separate solids from liquids, it is totally enclosed and is normally operated under pressure [...]
Weshalb man wahrscheinlich auf die explizite Nennung des pressure hier verzichten könnte.
Note from asker:
Herzlichen Dank, Bernd!
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard : My Webster's reference says Nutsch, but Nutsche appears to be much more common. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agitated_Nutsche_Filter
6 hrs
Thanks Phil and enjoy what's left of the weekend.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Vielen Dank Bernd!"
21 mins

stirred pressure filter

I would translate it literally
Note from asker:
Thank you, Walter!
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Reference comments

2 hrs
Reference:

UK refs/background

Sorry, I'm not an expert, but I hope these UK references are helpful/interesting.

Classic kit: Büchner's funnel
But his funnel had taken on a life of its own. A leading lab supplier, Martini and Kaehler sold them until 1920, when the patent expired. In Germany, it soon became known as a 'Nutsche', an onomatopoeic name derived from the sucking sound - like the word 'lutscher', for a boiled sweet. Scaled up to several metres across, Nutsche filters became the workhorses of industrial filtration. But back in our noisy labs, Büchner's funnels - now in plastic, ceramic or glass - laugh with us every time we isolate a new compound.
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/Issues/2009/November/Buchn...

Pharmaceutical Production - An Engineering Guide
Bill Bennett and Graham Cole
Published by Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
(see page 89 ff.)
The first development of the nutsche filter was the agitated pressure nutsche filter.
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pp_53D5GejYC&pg=PA89&dq=A...
Note from asker:
Wow, Alison! Thank you very much for all the research!
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Ingeborg Gowans (X) : as an onomatopoeic name, the mystery of this word then would be solved; good research
23 hrs
Thanks, Ingeborg.
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