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DISTILLATION MULTIPLE EFFET [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-06-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- multiple-effect distillation
1, record 1, English, multiple%2Deffect%20distillation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- multiple-effect evaporation 2, record 1, English, multiple%2Deffect%20evaporation
correct
- multieffect evaporation 3, record 1, English, multieffect%20evaporation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In single stage distillation water is evaporated and condensed once. In multiple-effect distillation, several evaporators or effects are utilized to recapture and reuse the latent heat of vaporization. 1, record 1, English, - multiple%2Deffect%20distillation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
- Traitement des eaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système à effet multiple
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A0%20effet%20multiple
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- évaporation-distillation à multiples effets 1, record 1, French, %C3%A9vaporation%2Ddistillation%20%C3%A0%20multiples%20effets
correct, feminine noun
- évaporation à multiples effets 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9vaporation%20%C3%A0%20multiples%20effets
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Évaporation. [...] le moyen le plus simple pour rendre l'opération économique est de réutiliser la vapeur produite. On peut y arriver [...] par le système à effet multiple [...] [qui] consiste à diviser l'opération en deux stades ou plus, de façon à utiliser la vapeur produite dans le premier appareil pour chauffer le second, celle qui est produite par le second pour chauffer le troisième, et ainsi de suite. 1, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A0%20effet%20multiple
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«évaporation à multiples effets» : [...] la chaleur latente de la vapeur produite dans un évaporateur à simple effet peut être utilisée pour faire évaporer [...] l'eau contenue dans un second évaporateur [...]. On a ainsi des évaporateurs à multiples effets [...] 1, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A0%20effet%20multiple
Record 1, Key term(s)
- évaporation à multiple effet
- distillation à multiple effet
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ingenieria química
- Tratamiento del agua
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- destilación de múltiple efecto
1, record 1, Spanish, destilaci%C3%B3n%20de%20m%C3%BAltiple%20efecto
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tipo de destilación en el que se utilizan varios evaporadores o efectos, por los que va pasando, en etapas sucesivas, el material procesado. 2, record 1, Spanish, - destilaci%C3%B3n%20de%20m%C3%BAltiple%20efecto
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[en un esquema general de la destilación de múltiple efecto] La alimentación se divide, de una forma más o menos igual, entre las N columnas que operan en paralelo pero a diferentes presiones. 1, record 1, Spanish, - destilaci%C3%B3n%20de%20m%C3%BAltiple%20efecto
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