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Spanish term or phrase:
Habanos (in this context)
English translation:
(cylindrical / cigar-shaped) (storage) tanks
Spanish term
United States
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Habanos (in this context)
I am translating a cost estimate for firefighting equipment for an oil refinery in Argentina. The following term appears in a list of firefighting lines to be installed:
• HABANOS PROPANO/BUTANO
• ROUTING PRINCIPAL Diám. 14"
• ISLA DE CARGA DE CAMIONES
• SCF SCANFINER
• DHT - DIESEL HYDROTREATER
• SULFUR
• DC - DELAYED COKER
• TK-21 NAFTA
• TK-0 FUEL OIL
• TK-50 NAFTA
What is the meaning of Habanos in this context? What is the best way to render this in US English?
Many thanks in advance!
Douglas
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Charles Davis
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Non-PRO (1): Esmeralda Gómez
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Proposed translations
(cylindrical / cigar-shaped) (storage) tanks
I am totally sure it is a tank for storing gas, in this case propane or butane. My confidence 3 is because I am not sure what this particular kind of tank should be called in English. Information is very sparse, but there are a couple of clear references. This document relates to a "Planta de Lavado de Petróleo":
"En la planta de gas de TGS Cerri existen 18 tanques tipo habano, 3 esferas, y 3 tanques donde almacena el producto (propano, butano, y gasolina) después de ser procesado en la planta de gas."
http://www.alasingenieria.com/SCADA/PDF/Carpeta de Servicios...
"Este incidente ocurrio esta mañana cerca de las 09:30, en la ruta 252 en el KM 2,5 cuando dos personas que se encontraban trabajando dentro de un tanque (habano) realizando tareas de limpieza, se descompensaron debido a la falta oxigeno y se desmayaron"
http://www.adnbahiablanca.com.ar/m-info.asp?id=3124&idcat=3&...
This second source says the men were inside the "habano", and there's a picture, which shows that it's pretty big.
So I think you can certainly say "tank" with complete confidence, and indeed "storage tank". The next part is a bit of lateral thinking. Why should they be called "habanos"? Very probably, I think, because of the shape: they are cigar-shaped, in other words long horizontal cylinders.
If you look in my first document, there's a photo in which you can see the "esferas", and also some cylindrical tanks. I think the "habanos" must be the latter.
So cylindrical storage tanks. But there are in fact references to "cigar-shaped" tanks in English. Here's a piece from the New York Times:
"Experts in the handling of propane and similar petroleum products said the fire was fed by vapors escaping from the cigar-shaped propane tank."
http://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/25/nyregion/propane-truck-fir...
Admittedly this refers to a tank truck, but at least it shows that the term exists.
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Marian Martin (X)
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Thanks, Marian :)
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Pablo Julián Davis
: Nicely researched and reasoned
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Thanks, tocayo :) ¡Felices fiestas!
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Rosa Paredes
: Yes, we call them "tubos". Saludos!
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Thanks, Rosa :) ¡Felices fiestas!
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