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DISTILLATION COMPRESSION [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-07-04

English

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

... in compression distillation ... a small motor-driven pump is used to compress the steam produced in the first boiling. The work of compression raises the temperature of the steam which is then sent through a pipe to boil more water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Traitement des eaux
DEF

[...] variante de l'évaporation-distillation [...] qui consiste à comprimer la vapeur produite, qui se condensera, par conséquent, à température plus élevée, et à la réutiliser comme source de chaleur dans l'évaporateur même.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingenieria química
  • Tratamiento del agua
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