Azeotropic
Definition
Pertaining to azeotropy, regarding an azeotrope, or presenting the characteristics of a constant boiling mixture. In industrial design and thermodynamics, it describes processes, phase equilibrium phenomena, or separation methods (such as azeotropic distillation) utilized to manipulate or purify complex liquid systems whose components boil without changing their structural composition.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Azeotropic
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and structural plural variations. |
| Formation | Neologistic borrow from French ('azéotropique'), structurally derived directly from the root of the noun 'azeotrope'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ˌeɪziəˈtrɒpɪk] |
| Source | Glossary of Theoretical Chemistry, Industrial Distillation and Phase Dynamics Rules |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Distilarea azeotropică este un procedeu industrial rafinat aplicat pentru obținerea alcoolului absolut de puritate înaltă.
EN: Azeotropic distillation is a refined industrial procedure applied to obtain high-purity absolute alcohol.
RO: Comportarea azeotropică a acestui amestec de solvenți organici a fost modelată matematic pe calculator.
EN: The azeotropic behavior of this organic solvent mixture was mathematically modeled on the computer.
RO: Cercetătorii au analizat compoziția azeotropică la diferite presiuni pentru a optimiza randamentul procesului.
EN: The researchers analyzed the azeotropic composition at different pressures to optimize the process yield.
Idioms & Phrases
Distilare azeotropică / Azeotropic distillation
RO: Tehnică de separare prin adăugarea unui agent antrenor care modifică volatilitatea componentelor inițiale ale amestecului.
EN: A separation technique by adding an entrainer agent that modifies the volatility of the mixture's initial components.
Compoziție azeotropică / Azeotropic composition
RO: Proporția exactă de substanțe chimice dintr-un amestec care corespunde punctului de fierbere constant.
EN: The exact proportion of chemical substances within a mixture corresponding to the constant boiling point.
Amestec de tip azeotropic / Azeotropic-type mixture
RO: Sistem binar sau ternar lichid care prezintă o presiune de vapori maximă ori minimă în funcție de temperatură.
EN: A binary or ternary liquid system displaying a maximum or minimum vapor pressure depending on temperature.
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