Blowdown

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.noun(chemical engineering) The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure

2.noun(industrial engineering) Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle.

3.nounUprooting, overtopping, or bole breakage of trees by the wind; windthrow and windsnap.

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