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OPERATION PHYSIQUE UNITAIRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
DEF

A particular kind of physical change used in the industrial production of various chemicals and related materials.

OBS

Filtration, evaporation, distillation, fluid flow and heat transfer are examples.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
DEF

Exploration et développement d'une zone couverte par un accord d'union.

CONT

C'est vers 1915-1920 qu'un groupe de professeurs et d'ingénieurs américains reconnut que tout procédé industriel peut se ramener à une combinaison d'un nombre restreint d'opérations physiques dites unitaires (unit operations), telles que broyage, filtration, distillation, absorption.

Spanish

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