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Record 1 2011-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

Deaeration can ... be carried out under vacuum or under pressure but the second law stated above shows that it is better to work under pressure because temperature increases with pressure and the solubility of the gases decreases automatically.

OBS

Moisture determination ovens are able to achieve high levels of control and uniformity in a vacuum environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

Le dégazage peut [...] se faire sous vide ou sous pression mais [...] il est plus avantageux d'opérer sous pression [...]; la température augmentant avec la pression, la solubilité des gaz décroît naturellement.

PHR

Distillation sous vide.

Spanish

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