Glossary entry

Chinese term or phrase:

(气体在冷凝器中)“短路”

English translation:

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Added to glossary by Peggy Huang
Jul 10, 2007 14:58
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Chinese term

(气体在冷凝器中)“短路”

Chinese to English Science Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
不凝性气体的混入给冷凝带来一定困难。采
用蛇管冷凝器可以防止氯甲烷气体在冷凝器中短

What does "短路“means in Chemical engineering, can we literally translate it into "short circuit"?
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Peggy Huang (asker) Jul 10, 2007:
sorry a typo What does "短路“mean in Chemical engineering, can we literally translate it into "short circuit"?

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气体“短路”意为气体走捷径,从而降低了冷、热两种物料之间的热交换效率。


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Note added at 1 day58 mins (2007-07-11 15:56:56 GMT)
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传热量与传热面积成正比。被冷凝气体应该与传热面充分接触,才能提高传热效率,从而提高冷凝效率。如果由于种种原因,被冷凝气体走了“短路”,就不能与传热面充分接触,就会降低传热效率。

不凝性气体会占据一定的传热面积,从而减少被冷凝气体与传热面的有效接触,所以说,“不凝性气体的混入给冷凝带来一定困难”。

"short circuit"是指电路短路,用在此处不合适。
Note from asker:
Thank you all, Yueyin and Andreas!
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agree Andreas Yan : Right!
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