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DISTILLATION TOWER [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Technology - Equipment
  • Petroleum Distillation
DEF

A tall, cylindrical steel tower divided by a number of perforated trays, used in fractional distillation to collect distilled liquids as they condense.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareillage (Technologie pétrolière)
  • Distillation du pétrole
DEF

Haute tour d'acier cylindrique divisée par plusieurs plateaux perforés qui est utilisée lors de la distillation fractionnée afin de recueillir les liquides distillés à mesure qu'ils se condensent.

Spanish

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