gas producer

  • 31producer gas — noun a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen; made by passing air over hot coke • Syn: ↑air gas • Hypernyms: ↑gas …

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  • 32producer — /prəˈdjusə/ (say pruh dyoohsuh) noun 1. someone who produces. 2. Economics someone who creates value, or produces goods and services (opposed to consumer). 3. the person who is responsible for the financial and managerial aspects of a film,… …

  • 33producer gas — produc′er gas n. chem. a mixture of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and nitrogen prepared from coke and used as an industrial fuel, in certain gas engines, and in the manufacture of ammonia • Etymology: 1890–95 …

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  • 34producer gas — /prəˈdjusə gæs/ (say pruh dyoohsuh gas) noun a vaporous fuel produced by gasifying cheap solid fuel with steam, used in the place of petrol, natural gas, etc. The chief constituents are carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and nitrogen …

  • 35producer gas — noun Date: 1895 a fuel gas made by circulating air or a mixture of air and steam through a layer of incandescent fuel and consisting chiefly of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and nitrogen …

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  • 36producer — /preuh dooh seuhr, dyooh /, n. 1. a person who produces. 2. Econ. a person who creates economic value, or produces goods and services. 3. a person responsible for the financial and administrative aspects of a stage, film, television, or radio… …

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  • 37Producer Gas —   Low or medium Btu content gas, composed mainly of carbon monoxide, nitrogen(2), and hydrogen(2) made by the gasification of wood or coal …

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  • 38producer gas — noun a low grade fuel gas containing carbon monoxide, formed by passing air, or air and steam, through red hot carbon …

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  • 39Coal gas — Towngas redirects here. For the company in Hong Kong trading as Towngas , see The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited. See also: Coal gasification and Coal seam gas Coal gas (also town gas and illumination gas) is a flammable gaseous… …

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  • 40Wood gas — Woodgas flame from a vehicle gasifier unit Wood gas is a syngas fuel which can be used as a fuel for furnaces, stoves and vehicles in place of petrol, diesel or other fuels. During the production process biomass or other carbon containing… …

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