combustiones limpias

English translation: complete/total burning

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Spanish term or phrase:combustiones limpias
English translation:complete/total burning
Entered by: James A. Walsh

04:57 Feb 28, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Forestry / Wood / Timber / Accident Report
Spanish term or phrase: combustiones limpias
I'm translating an accident report about an accidental fire that took place in a wood chip mill, which is now the subject of an insurance claim on the company's part. The report I'm translating has been completed by an insurance reporter, who has written his report rather shortly, and needs many lines filled in.

I'm unsure of his use of "limpias" in the following context:

"La planta superior de la torre1, concentra sedimentos de humo en todos sus planos con presencia de **combustiones limpias** en el lado derecho y delantero, donde se encontraba la conducción de cables eléctricos y la entrada de la cinta, respectivamente. En estos dos planos se comprueba cómo ha existido una mayor incidencia de llama por la presencia de carga de fuego aportada por los aislantes del cableado y por la banda de goma. Un examen minucioso de estos cables descarta la presencia de huellas dejadas por la electricidad. Las superficies de los paramentos y vigas de la estructura, se han carbonizado al estar recubiertas y con importantes sedimentos de serrín y polvo de las astillas. El suelo de metal enrejado, conserva restos de astillas y cúmulos de serrín carbonizados, que taponan las cavidades del suelo."

My attempt so far:

"The upper floor of tower1 has a complete build-up of smoke soot on all surfaces, and has undergone **extensive burning** to both the right-hand and front surfaces..."

My trustee Oxford Spanish dictionary has the following definition of limpia:

limpia2 femenino: hizo una limpia en el personal, he made sweeping staff cuts

I am adapting 'sweeping' in this example as 'extensive', but want to be sure, as the use of 'extensive' here is rather risky, given this accident report will be used for an insurance claim.

Any help gratefully welcome.

I've been working all day/night, and it's now 4:55am in London, so I need to sleep - deadlines, deadlines, deadlines! I'll be up in a few hours and look forward to your suggestions!

Thanks very much in advance.
James A. Walsh
Spain
Local time: 07:16
complete/total burning
Explanation:
No ashes or soot in the right-hand and front surfaces due to complete combustion.
"The upper floor of tower1 has a build-up of smoke soot on all surfaces, and has undergone **complete/total burning** in both the right-hand and front surfaces..."
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slothm
Local time: 03:16
Grading comment
This is the confirmation I was looking for, and fits perfectly into my context. Thanks a lot!
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Summary of answers provided
5clean burning
Wilsonn Perez Reyes
4 +1complete/total burning
slothm
3clean combustion
Laura Gómez


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
clean burning


Explanation:
Una opción.

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Wilsonn Perez Reyes
El Salvador
Local time: 00:16
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
clean combustion


Explanation:
Existe el término tal cual

Many states have recently enacted renewable portfolio standards (RPS) requiring a specified percentage of the power generated to come from renewable energy ...
www.nsti.org/Nanotech2008/showabstract.html?absno=70228 - 17k -

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Enabling High Efficiency Clean Combustion with. Micro-Variable Circular-Orifice (MVCO) Fuel ... un-complete burn of formed film may cause high HC & CO) ...
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and Mr. Zoltan Csizer (United Nations Industrial Development Organization). .... Qualified person check/clean chimney, clean combustion chamber, ...


The Centre for Sustainable Technologies
(CST) is a multi-disciplinary research centre
tackling many aspects of the diverse
sustainability agenda. CST research can be
broadly divided into three areas: renewable
energy, clean combustion of fuels and
energy efficiency in buildings and industry
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:aIyrfOV6TvQJ:www.geos.e...

Laura Gómez
Spain
Local time: 07:16
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
complete/total burning


Explanation:
No ashes or soot in the right-hand and front surfaces due to complete combustion.
"The upper floor of tower1 has a build-up of smoke soot on all surfaces, and has undergone **complete/total burning** in both the right-hand and front surfaces..."

slothm
Local time: 03:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
This is the confirmation I was looking for, and fits perfectly into my context. Thanks a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Walsh: Seems the most likely in the context
2 hrs
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