Ejector — E*ject or, n. 1. One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mech.) A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air from a space. [1913 Webster] 3. That part of the mechanism of a breech loading firearm which ejects the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ejector — noun /iːˈʤɛktɚ/ a) One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses. b) (Mech.) A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air from a space. It´s user to suck vapors or air. (Steam Engine), a condenser in which the vacuum is maintained by a jet… … Wiktionary
Surface condenser — A surface condenser is a commonly used term for a water cooled shell and tube heat exchanger installed on the exhaust steam from a steam turbine in thermal power stations.[1][2][3] These condensers are heat exchangers which convert steam from its … Wikipedia
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Injector — An injector, ejector, steam ejector or steam injector is a pump like device that uses the Venturi effect of a converging diverging nozzle to convert the pressure energy of a motive fluid to velocity energy which creates a low pressure zone that… … Wikipedia
Vapor-compression evaporation — is the evaporation method by which a blower, compressor or jet ejector is used to compress, and thus, increase the pressure of the vapor produced. Since the pressure increase of the vapor also generates an increase in the condensation temperature … Wikipedia
Evaporator — Within a downstream processing system, several stages are used to further isolate and purify the desired product. The overall structure of the process includes pre treatment, solid liquid separation, concentration, and purification and… … Wikipedia
Comparison microscope — A B Two identical microscopes C C Specimens to compare D Comparison eyepiece (optical bridge) A comparison microscope is a device used to analyze side by side specimens. It consists of two microscopes connected by an optical bridge, which results … Wikipedia
Boiler (steam generator) — Contents 1 Steam generator (component of prime mover) 2 Boiler types 2.1 Haycock and wagon top boilers … Wikipedia
petroleum refining — Introduction conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… … Universalium