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FLUE GAS

Specialty Definition: FLUE GAS

DomainDefinition

Energy

Gas that is left over after fuel is burned and which is disposed ofthrough a pipe or stack to the outer air. (references)
 The gas resulting from the combustion of a fuel that is emitted to the flue. (references)

Environment

The air coming out of a chimney after combustion in the burner it is venting. It can include nitrogen oxides, carbon oxides, water vapor, sulfur oxides, particles and many chemical pollutants. (references)
 Gaseous residue of combustion usually containing dust and droplets; cf. ash, slag, cleaned gas, raw gas. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: FLUE GAS

Specialty definitions using "FLUE GAS": Apold-Fleissner processelectrostatic separatorFlue Gas Desulfurizationin situ gasificationMass Burn Facilitynonrecovery processthrowaway wet scrubbing processwaste incineration. (references)

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Commercial Usage: FLUE GAS

DomainTitle

Books

  • Beneficial Reuse of Lime Softening Residuals for Flue Gas Desulfurization (reference)

  • Flue gas cleaning wastes disposal and utilization (reference)

  • Flue Gas Desulfurization (reference)

  • Flue gas monitoring techniques : manual determination of gaseous pollutants (reference)

  • New Developments in Flue Gas Desulfurization Technology (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: FLUE GAS

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Combustion efficiency, low coefficient and flue gas temperature are the main parameters. (references)

Local producers are developing flue gas desulfurization (FGD) equipment that meet national standard, but still production falls well short of satisfying the growing demand in this sector. (references)

The increase in the use of natural gas over lignite and fuel oil will, however, reduce the necessity for the installation of flue gas desulfurization systems (FGDs) and electrostatic precipitator systems (ESPs). (references)

Economic History

China

Products enjoying the best sales prospects include low-cost flue gas desulfurization systems, air and water monitoring instruments, drinking water purification systems, vehicle emissions control and testing devices, industrial wastewater treatment equipment, and resource recovery technologies. (references)

Turkey

In fiscal year 2002, we anticipate major opportunities in new cogeneration (autoproducer) plants, mobile power generating units, power plant automation and control equipment, systems software, electricity trading, electricity distribution network, SCADA systems and flue gas desulphurization systems, as well as new electric transmission and distribution lines supply and installation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: FLUE GAS

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

coal fired flue gas in incinerators mercury power sorbents station use waste

29

flue gas desulfurization

18

flue gas

7

flue gas analyzer

6

flue gas wet wfgd

5

flue gas monitoring

4

flue gas injection

3

flue gas desulphurization

2

flue gas scrubber

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: FLUE GAS

Language Translations for "FLUE GAS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

røggas (burnt gases, flue gases, furnace gas, smoke gas). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

rookgassen (burnt gases, flue gases, furnace gas, smoke gas), rookgas (burnt gases, flue gases, furnace gas, smoke gas). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

savukaasu (burnt gases, flue gases, furnace gas, smoke gas). (various references)

   

French

  

fumée de combustion (flue gases), fumée (flue gases), gaz de fumée (flue gases), gaz de combustion (flue gases), gaz de cheminée (flue gases), gaz de carneau (flue gases). (various references)

   

German

  

Abgas (waste gas). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

καπναέριο, καυσαέριο (exhaust gas, fume). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

távozó gáz (stack gas), gázalakú hulladéktermék (stack gas), füstgáz (stack gas, waste gas). (various references)

   

Italian

  

gas di combustione (burnt gases, flue gases, furnace gas, smoke gas), gas di camino (burnt gases, flue gases, furnace gas, smoke gas). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ueflay asgay

   

Portuguese

  

gás de combustão (burnt gases, flue gases, furnace gas, smoke gas). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

gas de combustión (burnt gases, flue gases, furnace gas, smoke gas). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

rökgas (burnt gases, flue gases, furnace gas, smoke gas). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: FLUE GAS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-f-g-l-s-u"

-1 letter: fugles.

-2 letters: agues, alefs, false, flags, fleas, flues, fuels, fugal, fugle, fusel, gales, glues, gules, gulfs, leafs, luges, sulfa, usage.

-3 letters: ages, ague, alef, ales, egal, fags, feal, feus, flag, flea, flue, flus, fuel, fugs, fuse, gaes, gale, gals, gels, glue, gulf, guls, lags, lase, leaf, leas, legs, lues, luge, lugs, safe, sage.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-f-g-l-s-u"
 

+1 letter: cagefuls, fuselage, stageful.

 

+2 letters: fluxgates, fuselages, stagefuls.

 

+3 letters: calcifuges, flagellums, fulgurates, gardenfuls, lifeguards, presageful.

 

+4 letters: camouflages, disgraceful, enfleurages, frugalities, gainfulness, langlaufers.

 

+5 letters: centrifugals, disregardful, gracefullest, gracefulness, gratefullest, gratefulness, sprachgefuhl.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Bibliography


  

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