Blow down

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. (chemical engineering) The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure.
2. (industrial engineering) Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle.
3. (forestry) Uprooting, overtopping, or bole breakage of trees by the wind; windthrow and windsnap.
4. (aviation) The action of aerodynamic forces to tend to cause a deflected control surface to return to its neutral position, or prevent the surface from deflecting past a certain point.
5. (manufacturing, informal) An instance of blowing down with compressed air.

Example Sentences

At higher airspeeds, the 737's maximum rudder deflection is limited by blowdown, helping to prevent flight-control inputs from overstressing the aircraft's vertical stabilizer.

According to Boeing, these movements were consistent with the effects of blowdown on those surfaces as documented during flight tests. However, the outboard aileron split recorded by the FDR after about 0150:27, which is discussed later in this section, was not consistent with the flight test data.

Give these parts a blowdown with your air hose before you put them in the ultrasonic cleaning tank.

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