flashtank

plural flashtanks

1. engineeringA tank which separates fluid mixtures into liquid and vapor components by rapidly reducing its pressure, used in boilers, refrigeration systems, and gas treating units.

   You may consider using a rich amine flashtank with interchange at an intermediate pressure to make conditions less severe for the valve.

   1961 September 4, “How to Find and Correct Trouble Spots in Your Gas Treating Unit”, in The Oil and Gas Journal, volume 59, number 36, page 6

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   The vapor is separated from the liquid in the flashtank and then mixed with part of the remaining liquid to produce a so-called “working composition” (state 8).

   2005, Elias P. Gyftopoulos, Thermodynamics: Foundations and Applications, →ISBN, page 462

   The flashsteam escapes through the exhaust port (Fig. 20.10) provided at the top of the flashtank while the hot liquid containing some steam condensate flows out through a drain pipe by gravity.

   2000, P. Chattopadhyay, Boiler Operation Engineering, →ISBN, page 506