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PRONUNCIATION OF DESALTER

desalter  [diːˈsɔːltə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DESALTER

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Desalter is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DESALTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Desalter

A desalter is a process unit in an oil refinery that removes salt from the crude oil. The salt is dissolved in the water in the crude oil, not in the crude oil itself. The desalting is usually the first process in crude oil refining. The salt content after the desalter is usually measured in PTB - pounds of salt per thousand barrels of crude oil. Another specification is Basic sediment and water The term desalter may also refer to a water desalination facility used to treat brackish water from agricultural runoff. This may be done either to produce potable water for human or animal consumption, or to reduce the salinity of river water prior to its crossing an international border, usually to comply with the terms of a treaty. Desalters are also used to treat groundwater reservoirs in areas impacted by cattle feedlots and dairies.

Definition of desalter in the English dictionary

The definition of desalter in the dictionary is an apparatus for desalting.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DESALTER


altar
ˈɔːltə
alter
ˈɔːltə
assaulter
əˈsɔːltə
defaulter
dɪˈfɔːltə
drysalter
ˈdraɪˌsɔːltə
exalter
ɪɡˈzɔːltə
falter
ˈfɔːltə
gaulter
ˈɡɔːltə
Gibraltar
dʒɪˈbrɔːltə
halter
ˈhɔːltə
Malta
ˈmɔːltə
misalter
ˌmɪsˈɔːltə
palter
ˈpɔːltə
pole-vaulter
ˈpəʊlˌvɔːltə
Psalter
ˈsɔːltə
re-alter
riːˈɔːltə
salter
ˈsɔːltə
superaltar
ˈsuːpərˌɔːltə
vaulter
ˈvɔːltə
waghalter
ˈwæɡˌhɔːltə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DESALTER

desacralisation
desacralise
desacralization
desacralize
Desai
desalinate
desalination
desalination plant
desalinator
desalinisation
desalinise
desalinization
desalinize
desalt
desand
desaturation
descale
descaler
descaling agent
descant

WORDS THAT END LIKE DESALTER

air filter
asphalter
band-pass filter
consulter
coulter
filter
homeless shelter
milter
occulter
oil filter
poulter
quilter
sesquialter
shelter
skelter
swelter
tax shelter
Walter
water filter
welter

Synonyms and antonyms of desalter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «desalter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DESALTER

Find out the translation of desalter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of desalter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «desalter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脱盐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desaladora
570 millions of speakers

English

desalter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

desalter
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إزالة ملوحة المياه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

опреснитель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dessalinizador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

desalter
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dessalage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merosot
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Entsalzers
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

脱塩
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탈 염기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Desalter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

desalter
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

desalter
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रद्द करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Desalter
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dissalatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odsalania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

опріснювач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

desalinizare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφαλάτωσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

desalter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avsaltare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

desalter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of desalter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DESALTER»

The term «desalter» is normally little used and occupies the 125.466 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DESALTER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about desalter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESALTER»

Discover the use of desalter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to desalter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Oilfield Processing of Petroleum: Crude oil
Countercurrent Contact Desalter Table 8-3 and Figure 8-10 compare the performance of a conventional single-stage desalter with a mixing valve and a countercurrent desalter (NATCO, 1994). Table 8-3 indicates that when compared at the ...
Francis S. Manning, Richard E. Thompson (Ph.D.), Richard E. Thompson, 1995
2
Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design: Volume 60 - ...
TABLE 6 Effect of Crude Gravity on Desalter Capacity capacity of a given desalter is less for heavier crudes. Table 6 illustrates the effect of heavy crudes on desalter capacity. This data was supplied by a desalter vendor. Recently, refiners  ...
John J. McKetta Jr, 1997
3
Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining
The desalter of this design achieves 90% salt removal. However 99% salt removal is possible with two-stage desalters as shown in Figure 4.4. A second stage is also essential since desalter maintenance requires a lengthy amount of ...
Mohamed A. Fahim, Taher A. Al-Sahhaf, Amal Elkilani, 2009
4
Solutions to Equipment Failures
Consider a dewpoint of 107 °C (224 °F) in the overhead: Water carryover in the desalter can easily raise the dewpoint of the water to 125 °C (260 °F) in the overhead. If the tower top temperature is 116 °C (242 °F), a relatively dry, noncorrosive ...
P. F. Timmins
5
Predictive Corrosion and Failure Control in Process ...
Water carryover in the desalter could easily raise the dewpoint of the water to 1 27 °C (260 °F), and if the tower top temperature is 1 17 °C (242 °F), a relatively dry, noncorrosive tower top could become a very wet tower top. This could result in ...
P. F. Timmins, 1996
6
Identification of pollution prevention (P2) technologies for ...
Introduction A West Coast refiner has a desalter producing 13,675 tons per year ( TPY) of oily water containing approximately 6.3 weight percent oil and 0.1 weight percent solids which would ordinarily be discharged to the refinery wastewater ...
Nicholas Askounes Ashford, Dimitrios M. Stratikopoulos
7
Refining Processes Handbook
Table 1-8 Washwater Requirements of Desalters WATER TO CRUDE RATIO DEMULSIFIER INJECTION PRESSURE CRUDE TO DESALTER DELTA P MIXING VALVE TEMPERATURE CRUDE TO DESALTER WATER TO DESALTER ...
Surinder Parkash, 2003
8
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(b) [Reserved] Subpart 160.058— Desalter Kits, Sea Water, for Merchant Vessels SOURCE: CGFR 65-9, 30 FR 11483, Sept. 8, 1965, unless otherwise noted. § 160.058-1 Applicable specification. (a) Specification. The following specification  ...
9
Crude Oil , Processes and Products
If water level increases to 80%, sound and light alarm will turn on, because there exists a danger of short-circuit and interruption in the desalter's operation. Increase in water level can happen due to high water content in crude oil (water that ...
Emir Cerić
10
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
The following specification, of the issue in effect on the date the desalter kits are manufactured, forms a part of this subpart: (1) Military specification. MIL—D— 5531D—Desalter Kit, Sea Water, Mark 2. ( 2) [Reserved] (b) Copies on file. A copy ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESALTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term desalter is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Research delivers insight into the FPSO vessels and equipments …
Segmentation on the basis of crude oil separation can be given as desalter and coalescers, electrostatic dehydrators, and heat exchangers. «WhaTech, Jul 15»
2
Water partners win grant
Chino Basin Desalter Authority (CDA) and Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) will receive $5 million from the U.S. government to expand the ... «Champion Newspapers, Jun 15»
3
$5M grant to help boost west Inland Empire water supply
The local water wholesale agency, in partnership with the Chino Basin Desalter Authority, will use the grant to help fund the Phase 3 expansion ... «Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Jun 15»
4
Chino-area desalter expansion gets federal funds
IEUA with the Chino Basin Desalter Authority will use the grant to help fund the $60 million Chino Desalter Phase 3 expansion which is ... «Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, May 15»
5
Acquisition time
Norwegian desalter Aqualyng has cemented its links with Indian engineer and equipment supplier Earth Water Group in a deal which seems to be little short of a ... «Global Water Intelligence, May 15»
6
A better alternative to Delta tunnels
There is a better alternative – a conveyance system on the western side of the Delta, a desalter to improve the quality of water at the place ... «Sacramento Bee, May 15»
7
Desalination needs to be part of OC's water strategy
While WF21 would become an internationally acclaimed water treatment facility, the desalter plant was shuttered after less than a year – not ... «OCRegister, May 15»
8
Water Replenishment District sets rates for 2015-16
... $1.1 million for the operation of the desalter, $1.2 million for ground water monitoring, $693,000 for water conservation education programs, ... «Los Angeles Wave Newspapers, May 15»
9
Northern Tier Reports First Quarter 2015 Results
These projects, as well as the desalter projects announced last quarter, are slated for completion in combination with the regular scheduled ... «GlobeNewswire, May 15»
10
BEAUMONT PROBE: In Inland cities, consultants bring benefits …
... now a 100 million dollar desalter and sewer upgrades will have to be built to satisfy the State Water Quality Board within the next five years. «Press-Enterprise, Apr 15»

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