recuperative thermal oxidizer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of thermal oxidizer for treating air pollutants of all types, especially VOCs and odours, by burning the gases in an oven at about 800ºC for about 1 second, while recuperating part of the heat generated from the combustion of said pollutants to pre-heat the entering polluted air, thus reducing energy costs.

Word forms

recuperative thermal oxidizer recuperative thermal oxidizers
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