precipitator precipitation
1precipitator — noun removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation • Syn: ↑electrostatic precipitator, ↑Cottrell precipitator • Derivationally related forms: ↑precipitate • Hypernyms: ↑electrical device …
2precipitator — /prəˈsɪpəteɪtə/ (say pruh sipuhtaytuh) noun 1. something that causes precipitation. 2. a substance which removes dust particles from air by electrostatic precipitation …
3precipitator — noun a) A person who or a device which precipitates. b) An apparatus which removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation …
4Electrostatic precipitator — An electrostatic precipitator (ESP), or electrostatic air cleaner is a particulate collection device that removes particles from a flowing gas (such as air) using the force of an induced electrostatic charge. Electrostatic precipitators are… …
5Cottrell precipitator — noun removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation • Syn: ↑precipitator, ↑electrostatic precipitator • Derivationally related forms: ↑precipitate (for: ↑precipitator) • Hypernyms …
6electrostatic precipitator — noun removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation • Syn: ↑precipitator, ↑Cottrell precipitator • Derivationally related forms: ↑precipitate (for: ↑precipitator) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
7electrostatic precipitation — noun a process that removes suspended dust particles from a gas by applying a high voltage electrostatic charge to the particles and collecting them on charged plates • Hypernyms: ↑industrial process * * * noun : removal of suspended particles… …
8environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …
9Crystallization — Crystallizing and Crystallized redirect here. For the action adventure video game, see Crystalis. For the 2009 song by The xx, see Crystalised. For other uses, see Crystallization (disambiguation). Crystallization …
10Cottrell, Frederick Gardner — ▪ American chemist born Jan. 10, 1877, Oakland, Calif., U.S. died Nov. 16, 1948, Berkeley, Calif. U.S. educator, scientist, and inventor of the electrostatic (electrostatic precipitation) precipitator, a device that removes suspended particles… …
