Turboexpander

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A centrifugal or axial-flow turbine through which a high-pressure gas is expanded to produce work that is often used to drive a compressor.

Synonyms

All synonyms
expansion turbineexpansion turbine

Etymology

From turbo- + expander.

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