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condensate

[ kuhn-den-seyt, kon-duhn-seyt ]

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noun

condensate

/ kənˈdɛnseɪt /

First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin condēnsātus “thickened together,” past participle of condēnsāre “to thicken together”; condense

Those vapors condense into a liquid later in the process and that “condensate” is collected in a storage area, called a sump.

The condensate is then supposed to be routed into the pipeline system that delivers the crude to the nearby refinery.

The supply of water to the condenser is regulated according to the volatility of the condensate.

An air pump transferred condensate and sea water into a tank from which it passed overboard.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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