Meanings
nounrecovery boiler (plural recovery boilers)
plural recovery boilers
- A boiler for recovering the sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide used in a chemical wood pulping process.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of heat recovery boiler (“a boiler used to recover heat from a hot process stream, such as flue gas from a gas turbine”).
Translations
Finnish soodakattila, lämmöntalteenottokattila
- soodakattilaboiler for recovering soda
- lämmöntalteenottokattilaheat recovery boiler
German Rückgewinnungskessel, Abhitzekessel
- Rückgewinnungskesselboiler for recovering soda
- Abhitzekesselheat recovery boiler
Portuguese caldeira de recuperação
- caldeira de recuperaçãoboiler for recovering soda
Spanish caldera de recuperación
- caldera de recuperaciónboiler for recovering soda
Swedish sodapanna
- sodapannaboiler for recovering soda
Cite this entry
APA
recovery boiler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recovery%20boiler
MLA
“recovery boiler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recovery%20boiler. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recovery boiler,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recovery%20boiler.
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