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- noun A
centrifugal or axial-flowturbine through which a high-pressuregas isexpanded to produce work that is often used to drive acompressor .
Etymologies
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The weight of the water above the accumulators forces out the air at high pressure into a special above-ground turbine called a turboexpander that generates electricity.
Thestar.com - Home Page Tyler Hamilton 2011
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A highly practical, well-illustrated, and up-to-date overview of turboexpander construction features
AvaxHome RSS: 2009
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Blue-NG, the joint venture developing the UK projects, aims to reduce costs by combining the turboexpander with a combined heat and power (CHP) engine, which generates both electricity and heat.
Environment news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2009
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Electricity may not be the only useful product of the turboexpander technology.
Environment news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2009
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• dual nitrogen turboexpander liquefaction technology
Energy Tribune 2008
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