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FRACTIONATOR [2 records]

Record 1 2001-10-12

English

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

A tall cylindrical, enclosed tower containing rows of liquid-carrying trays where crude oil is distilled to obtain cuts, or fractions of distillate.

OBS

fractionating column: term standardized by ISO.

French

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

Colonne de distillation atmosphérique comprenant 30 à 40 plateaux superposés, lesquels communiquent entre eux par des tubulures latérales, où s'opère le fractionnement du pétrole brut sortant du four.

OBS

colonne de fractionnement : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo (Tecnología petrolera)
  • Destilación del petróleo
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Record 2 1993-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

An apparatus for fractionating especially by fractional distillation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Dispositif de séparation d'un produit brut en rejets et produits de différentes qualités.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pasta y papel
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