Condenser (laboratory) — Two different condensers are seen here: an air cooled fractionating column on left, and a Liebig condenser on the right In a laboratory a condenser is a piece of laboratory glassware used to cool hot vapors or liquids. [1] A condenser usually… … Wikipedia
condenser — /keuhn den seuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that condenses. 2. an apparatus for condensing. 3. any device for reducing gases or vapors to liquid or solid form. 4. Optics. a lens or combination of lenses that gathers and concentrates light in a… … Universalium
Condenser (microscope) — A condenser is one of the main components of the optical system of many transmitted light compound microscopes. A condenser is a lens that serves to concentrate light from the illumination source that is in turn focused through the object and… … Wikipedia
Condenser (heat transfer) — For other Condensers not involving heat transfer, see Condenser (disambiguation). In systems involving heat transfer, a condenser is a device or unit used to condense a substance from its gaseous to its liquid state, typically by cooling it. In… … Wikipedia
chemical apparatus — Synonyms and related words: Bunsen burner, Erlenmeyer flask, Kipp generator, alembic, aspirator, beaker, blowpipe, burette, capillary tube, condenser, crucible, deflagrating spoon, desiccator, distiller, etna, matrass, pestle and mortar, pipette … Moby Thesaurus
Surface condenser — A surface condenser is a commonly used term for a water cooled shell and tube heat exchanger installed on the exhaust steam from a steam turbine in thermal power stations.[1][2][3] These condensers are heat exchangers which convert steam from its … Wikipedia
Air well (condenser) — High mass air well of Belgian engineer Achile Knapen in Trans en Provence … Wikipedia
Huntsman (chemical plant) — Huntsman Chemical Company of Australia Pty Ltd (HCCA)operate a complex chemical manufacturing plant in Somerville Rd Brooklyn in Melbourne. The site is approximately 40 hectares in size and is located in the City of Brimbank. HCCA is partially… … Wikipedia
Polish heroin — Polish heroin, also known as compote , is a crude, addictive opiate drug used mainly in Eastern Europe prior to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the end of communist control of the countries of the Warsaw Pact or Eastern Bloc.The use of… … Wikipedia
Distillation — Distiller and Distillery redirect here. For other uses, see Distiller (disambiguation) and Distillery (disambiguation). For other uses, see Distillation (disambiguation). Laboratory display of distillation: 1: A heating device 2: Still pot 3:… … Wikipedia
Fossil fuel power plant — A fossil fuel power plant burns fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas or petroleum (oil) to produce electricity.Fossil fuel power plants are designed on a large scale for continuous operation. In many countries, such plants provide most of the… … Wikipedia