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fractionator

fractionator

1 9.6
A machine that separates a mixture into different parts
  • noun
  • /ˈfrækʃəˌneɪtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fraccionador
  • Bitumen from the second-stage flash drum is heated to 306 degrees C in a furnace and sent into a fractionator.

Examples

  • Hydrocarbon gases are sent into a fractionator for separation into naphtha, kerosene, and gas oil.

  • All remaining naphtha leaves the bitumen in the fractionator, cools to 118 degrees C, and condenses for collection in an overhead accumulator.

    Academic text (1998)
  • "Our fractionators strip organics from the system quickly due to the high flow rates they are designed to operate."

    Blog text (10)
  • Bitumen from the bottom of the fractionator proceeds to two fluid cokers and an LC-Finer.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Hydrocarbon gases are sent into a fractionator for separation into naphtha, kerosene, and gas oil.

    Academic text (1998)
  • It verifies safe conditions before allowing the operator to open the vent, drain, top/bottom head, blowdown, overhead to fractionator, or inlet feed valves.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Bitumen from the second-stage flash drum is heated to 306 degrees C in a furnace and sent into a fractionator.

  • I'm setting the fractionator to continuous cycle.

Synonyms

splitter
vsfractionator
4 3.5

A device that lets one cable connect to more than one device

focuses on separating mixtures into component substances rather than crude division
extractor
vsfractionator
  • Specialized
3 5.7

A machine or tool that removes something, for example honey from combs

separates mixtures into several distinct components using stepwise fractionation
separator
vsfractionator
  • Specialized
3 5.3

A machine that spins liquid to remove solids or cream

uses broader fractionation to split mixtures into their individual parts

Antonyms

37 1.5

A kitchen machine that combines and beats ingredients for cooking or baking

How Thorough

purifier
  • Specialized
8 3.5
filter
139 2.8
fractionator
  • Specialized
1 9.6
separator
  • Specialized
3 5.3
to screen
1 6.8

Surface Forms

fractionator singular
fractionators plural

Morphology

fractionator = fractionate (transparent) = fraction + ator

Formed by adding the agent/instrument suffix '-ator' to 'fractionate', so the device is clearly an instrument for fractionation.

Etymology

The word fractionator comes from fraction, which comes from an old Latin root meaning 'to break', and you can see the same idea in everyday words like fracture and fragment. So a fractionator is a machine that 'breaks' a mixture into parts or 'fractions', which explains its modern meaning.