gen term.
Final chemical or physical outputs of a process system
What is a product?
Colorless, odorless, toxic gas produced by incomplete combustion
What is carbon monoxid?
Electrical safety device that stops current flow in overload or fault conditions
What is a circuit breaker?
Cleaning method where flow is reversed to remove fouling or blockages in filters or pipes
What is backflush?
Heat transfer via electromagnetic waves, significant In furnace heat zones
What is radiation?
Heavier liquid fraction collected from the bottom of a distillation column
What are bottoms?
Inert gas commonly used for purging, blanketing, or inserting in process systems
What is nitrogen?
Jet pump that uses motive fluid to entrain and move another fluid using the venturi effect
What is an eductor?
Process where fine particles in a fluid aggregate to larger particles, often assisted by chemicals
What is coagulation?
exothermic reaction of fuel with oxygen producing heat and combustion gases
What is combustion?
Lighter vapor fraction collected from the top of a distillation column
What are overheads?
Substance with pH greater than 7; accepts protons or donates electrons
What is a base?
Furnace chamber where fuel is burned to generate heat
What is a firebox?
Control system where process output is measured and fed back for automatic adjustment to maintain set conditions
What is a closed loop?
Condition in separation columns where liquid flow obstructs vapor flow, reducing efficiency
What is flooding?
Boundary between two immiscible fluids in a vessel’s vapor space
What is interface?
Substance with pH less than 7
What is an acid?
Equipment used to remove moisture from solids or gases
What is a dryer?
Material degradation caused by alkali attack, especially in boilers or high temperature systems
What is caustic embrittlement?
Surface level adhesion of molecules from a fluid to a solid surface
What is adsorb?
Column used to remove volatile components from a liquid using steam or another gas
What is a stripper?
Buildup of solid carbon deposits from hydrocarbon cracking or high temperature units reactions
What is coking?
Crystalline material with uniform pores that selectively adsorb molecules by size or polarity
What is a molecular sieve?
Point at which contaminants pass through an adsorbent or filter, indicating saturation
What is breakthrough?
internal plate in vessels or heat exchangers used to direct fluid flow and enhance mixing or heat transfer
What is baffle?