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blowdowns

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noun

Say it like: Blo-wdo-wns

The correct spelling is blowdowns. (chemical engineering) The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure

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  1. 1.(chemical engineering) The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure
  2. 2.(industrial engineering) Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle.
  3. 3.Uprooting, overtopping, or bole breakage of trees by the wind; windthrow and windsnap.

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