| 释义 |
regasify, v.|riːˈgæsɪfaɪ|
Also re-gasify.
[re- 5 b.]
trans. To convert back into gas.
1926[implied in regasified ppl. a. below]. 1940Gas Age 24 Oct. 47/1 The liquefied natural gas would be stored in special insulated tanks, to be withdrawn.. and regasified when need arose. 1946Nature 20 July 105/2 The methane would be extracted and stored as liquid at periods of low demand, and re-gasified to enrich water gas at periods of high demand. 1967Sci. Amer. Oct. 32/1 Natural gas is liquefied, stored and regasified for use in a city on days of peak demand.
So reˈgasified ppl. a.; also regasifiˈcation, the action or process of regasifying.
1926R. W. Lawson tr. Hevesy & Paneth's Man. Radioactivity xxiii. 167 The uncondensed impurities (nitrogen, hydrogen, rare gases) are then pumped off, and after removal of the liquid air, the regasified emanation is allowed to stream into the vessel in which it is to be used. 1940Oil & Gas Jrnl. Oct. 51/1 We began an intensive study of natural-gas liquefaction, its storage and subsequent regasification. 1967Sci. Amer. Oct. 32/1 Regasification involves heating liquid natural gas (LNG), which is at a temperature of -259 degrees Fahrenheit, so that it vaporizes and is raised to a safe temperature of 40 degrees F. 1978Liquefied Natural Gas (Shell Internat. Petroleum Co.) 8 The heat required for re-gasification can be taken from a variety of sources—sea water, power station effluent or gas-fired heaters. |