gasifier
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈɡæsɪfaɪər/
- Specialized
:
gasificador
- At the research facility, engineers are testing a gasifier that turns municipal waste into fuel.
- biomass gasifier
- coal gasifier
- entrained flow gasifier
No, we've got me wood gasifier mower.
- No, we've got me wood gasifier mower.
- But what is unique about this gasifier stove design is you have a second row of holes right at the top.
Examples
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In the near future, cornstalks will feed a gasifier system for heating and cooling.
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Such a plant, called FutureGen, would have a gasifier at its heart.
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It's still expensive, but it's easier with a gasifier than with anything else.
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But what is unique about this gasifier stove design is you have a second row of holes right at the top.
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The remaining gas moves into a second-stage gasifier that enhances its heating value.
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With or without a micro economy, Peterson's gasifiers are already out in the world producing electricity.
Academic text (2012) -
Global Energy operates the gasifier that fuels a Cinergy power plant on the Wabash River in Indiana.
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Tampa Electric's Polk Power Station incorporates a gasifier to feed a combined-cycle unit.
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The system includes a pressurized circulating fluidized-bed gasifier, a gas turbine, and a steam turbine.
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A good portion of what makes Peterson's gasifiers the sleek, efficient contraptions they are remains proprietary secrets.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
3
3.6
A device that makes gas or vapor for use in labs
How Large
- Specialized
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7.2
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word gasifier comes from gas and the ending -ifier, which is like the '-er' in baker meaning 'one who makes'. So a gasifier is a machine that 'makes gas' from solid or liquid fuel for use as energy.