Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sprinkler; usually, a cup with a perforated lid, or a pipe with a perforated nozle, used for damping paper, clothes, etc.
- noun In brewing, a perforated cylinder, or a series of disks, for discharging hot water in a fine shower over grain falling into a mash-tub.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A vessel with a perforated cover, for sprinkling with a liquid; a sprinkler.
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- noun A
vessel with aperforated cover forsprinkling aliquid .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The mash-tun is also provided with a stirring apparatus (the _rakes_) so that the grist and liquor may be intimately mixed (D), and an automatic sprinkler, the _sparger_ (fig. 2, B, and fig. 3), which is employed in order to wash out the wort remaining in the grains.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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The common central vessel from which the sparge-arms radiate is mounted in such a manner that it rotates automatically when a stream of water is admitted, so that a constant fine spray covers the whole tun when the sparger is in operation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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After this, "taps are set" -- _i. e._ communication is established between the mash-tun and the vessel into which the wort runs -- and the sparger is started.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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Mott will be featuring a quick-change sparger design that reduces the time it takes to replace sparger elements in bioreactors and fermentors.
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The sparger tip can also be cleaned externally, utilising a number of methods including ultrasonic cleaning or detergent and water flush.
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The quick-change sparger is configured with an adapter that allows easy assembly to the mating sparger tip and easy removal for replacement after each batch.
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Mott will be featuring a quick-change sparger design that reduces the time it takes to replace sparger elements in bioreactors and fermentors.
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The quick-change sparger is configured with an adapter that allows easy assembly to the mating sparger tip and easy removal for replacement after each batch.
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The sparger tip can also be cleaned externally, utilising a number of methods including ultrasonic cleaning or detergent and water flush.
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The quick-change sparger is configured with an adapter that allows easy assembly to the mating sparger tip and easy removal for replacement after each batch.
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