Glossary

Glossary

absolute volume

1. Of a granular material, the total volume of the particles, including the permeable and impermeable voids, but excluding the spaces between the

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absorbent

A material which, owing to an affinity for certain substances, extracts one or more such substances from a liquid or gas with

Glossary

absorber

1. A device containing liquid for absorbing refrigerant vapor or other vapors. 2. In an absorption system, that part of the low-pressure side

Glossary

absorbed moisture

Moisture that has entered a solid material by absorption and has physical properties not substantially different from ordinary water at the same temperature

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