Definitions
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- noun chemical engineering The removal of liquid and solid
hydrocarbons from arefinery vessel by the use ofpressure - noun industrial engineering Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle.
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Examples
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The explosion occurred after a piece of equipment called a blowdown drum overfilled with highly flammable liquid hydrocarbons.
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The explosion at the Texas City plant occurred after a piece of equipment called a blowdown drum overfilled with highly flammable liquid hydrocarbons.
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The explosion occurred after a piece of equipment called a blowdown drum overfilled with highly flammable liquid hydrocarbons.
unknown title 2009
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The explosion occurred after a piece of equipment called a blowdown drum overfilled with highly flammable liquid hydrocarbons.
unknown title 2009
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The explosion occurred after a piece of equipment called a blowdown drum overfilled with highly flammable liquid hydrocarbons.
unknown title 2009
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The explosion occurred after a piece of equipment called a blowdown drum overfilled with highly flammable liquid hydrocarbons.
unknown title 2009
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That afternoon, during the restart of a gasoline octane boosting sub-unit, highly explosive hydrocarbons shot like a geyser out of an environmental safety system called a blowdown stack.
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That afternoon, during the restart of a gasoline octane boosting sub-unit, highly explosive hydrocarbons shot like a geyser out of an environmental safety system called a blowdown stack.
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That afternoon, during the restart of a gasoline octane boosting sub-unit, highly explosive hydrocarbons shot like a geyser out of an environmental safety system called a blowdown stack.
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The explosion occurred after a piece of equipment called a blowdown drum overfilled with highly flammable liquid hydrocarbons.
unknown title 2009
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