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Downcomer

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(1):

(n.) A pipe to conduct something downwards;

(2):

(n.) A pipe for leading the hot gases from the top of a blast furnace downward to the regenerators, boilers, etc.

(3):

(n.) In some water-tube boilers, a tube larger in diameter than the water tubes to conduct the water from each top drum to a bottom drum, thus completing the circulation.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Downcomer'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/downcomer.html. 1828.
 
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