Azeotropic

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adjective (chemistry / chemical engineering / physics)

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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