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propane vaporizer [1 record]

Record 1 1979-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compressed and Liquefied Gas (Petroleum)
  • Petroleum Technology - Equipment
DEF

A device used to change liquid propane to vapour by means of an immersion heater.

OBS

It is usually in operation only in the winter time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gaz de pétrole comprimés et liquéfiés
  • Appareillage (Technologie pétrolière)
OBS

Les vaporiseurs permettent de produire, à partir de l'eau surchauffée, de la vapeur à une pression correspondant à une température inférieure [...] Ils ont le grand avantage de pouvoir être alimentés en eau de qualité inférieure, l'entartrage du serpentin n'ayant pour conséquence qu'une diminution de leur capacité de production.

Spanish

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