ALL meanings of blowdown
blow·down
B b - noun blowdown an accident in a nuclear reactor in which a cooling pipe bursts causing the loss of essential coolant 3
- noun blowdown Blowdown is when fluid from a vessel or industrial building is dumped in a controlled way because something unexpected has happened. 3
- noun blowdown Automotive. a procedure for measuring the compression within an engine to identify certain mechanical defects, such as worn piston rings. 1
- noun blowdown a tree or stand of timber that has been blown down by the wind. 1
- noun blowdown (chemical engineering) The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure. 0
- noun blowdown (industrial engineering) Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle. 0