SEPARATOR
Separator
The term separator in oilfield terminology designates a pressure vessel used for separating well fluids produced from oil and gas wells into gaseous and liquid components. A separator for petroleum production is a large vessel designed to separate production fluids into their constituent components of oil, gas and water. A separating vessel may be referred to in the following ways: Oil and gas separator, Separator, Stage separator, Trap, Knockout vessel, Flash chamber, Expansion separator or expansion vessel, ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Separator (oil production)
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separator
Noun
- An object located between two or more things and hence separates them.
- A device for removing one substance from another, such as cream from milk.
- An agent performing the action of separating.
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