evaporator
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- noun
- /ɪˈvæpəˌreɪtər/
- Specialized
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evaporador
- The shredded waste flows into an evaporator that houses a screw driven by a computer-controlled variable-speed AC motor.
- a rotary evaporator
- a vacuum evaporator
Examples
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In refrigeration systems, the evaporator absorbs heat, allowing the liquid refrigerant to turn into vapor and cool the air.
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Researchers conceptualized a two-chamber, closed-loop device with an evaporator chamber at the chip and a condenser some distance away connected through tubing.
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And then for the cold side, I guess the evaporator is over here embedded in the water tank.
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The evaporator, therefore, had to be more compact than a typical heat sink.
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So it's frosted over anywhere where the evaporator is exposed to the air, which makes perfect sense.
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Because of the manual adjustment and icing problems on the evaporator coils, the conversion process could take up to 24 hours to complete.
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The evaporators would be clamped down on the chips, much like the conventional heat sinks.
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The product is suitable for refrigerant condensers and evaporators, and oil coolers in engines.
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We had to wire all the components: compressor, evaporator coil, condensing coil.
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The copper structure, consisting of a three-dimensional interconnected network of microchannels, was soldered to the inside surface of the evaporator bottom.
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Etymology
Evaporator comes from the verb evaporate, made of e- meaning 'out' and vapor meaning 'steam'. So an evaporator is a machine that turns liquid into 'steam' or gas so the liquid goes out, which is why it removes liquid for cooling or drying.