English Dictionary

blowdown

noun

(chemical engineering) The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure.

The blowdown from the storm caused significant damage to the trees.

意味（1）

(chemical engineering) The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure.

意味（2）

(industrial engineering) Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle.

意味（3）

(forestry) Uprooting, overtopping, or bole breakage of trees by the wind; windthrow and windsnap.

意味（4）

(aviation) The action of aerodynamic forces to tend to cause a deflected control surface to return to its neutral position, or prevent the surface from deflecting past a certain point.

At higher airspeeds, the 737's maximum rudder deflection is limited by blowdown, helping to prevent flight-control inputs from overstressing the aircraft's vertical stabilizer.