blowoff
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4ADJ.
numerous
BLOWOFF + NOUN
boiler, thunderstorms
PREP.
from
ADV.
often
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noun
Something that is blown off.
It is evident that if the outlet pipes were only of the same total area as the blowoff from the boiler the pressure in the tank would very soon equal that in the boiler .
However, the cirrus blowoff from the top of the cumulonimbus clouds indicates an easterly component, or less of a westerly component, in the upper troposphere.
The explosive separation of part of a rocket etc in order to prevent its destruction and allow for retrieval
The act of blowing off (steam, water, atmosphere, etc.)
All blowoffs were effected by slowly decreasing the burner pressure at intervals of air temperature, airflow, and fuel flow.
Some investigators claim that snow blowoff from cropland in prairie areas not protected by shelterbelts may be as much as 50 to 75 percent (Gorshenin et al. 1934), and, as a consequence, protected fields get 2½ to 3 times as much moisture from snow as unprotected land.
A line or pipe for draining a siphon (for cleaning, inspection, etc.)
The blowoff line runs from the lowest water drum, or mud drum, as it is commonly known, to the sewer , river or circulating water discharge .
The level of fluid in the main trap will have moved down the same distance the level in the blowoff trap has moved .
The removal of excess foam and carbon dioxide from the fermentation vessel during the active fermentation stage.
I performed several experiments to determine the effect of the blowoff method of fermentation on bitterness, protein, and higher alcohols.
This blowoff method is wasteful because you lose a couple of quarts of beer, but it is the best way to reconcile the sanitation advantages of a closed fermenter with the behavior of top cropping yeast strains.
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3It is evident that if the outlet pipes were only of the same total area as the blowoff from the boiler the pressure in the tank would very soon equal that in the boiler .
WiktionaryHowever, the cirrus blowoff from the top of the cumulonimbus clouds indicates an easterly component, or less of a westerly component, in the upper troposphere.
WiktionaryOften the blowoff from numerous thunderstorms combine to form an extensive cirrostratus shield as seen at D in Figure 39
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