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May 20, 2010 18:25
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English term

retort

English Tech/Engineering Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng chemical engineering
The most widely used systems are vertical batch retorts, with a lid at the top,
which are cylindrical pressure vessels operating at temperatures usually between
100 and 140◦C.

Quisiera saber si el término retort significa "autoclave".Porque en diccionarios aparece como "retorta", pero ésto no se asemeja a la explicación que entrega el texto original.
Responses
4 +2 retort/autoclave
4 +1 in this case, a type of sterilization device
4 a glass vessel
4 glass vessel used for heating substances in labs
4 Here, a kind of vessel used in food processing, like an autoclave, yes.

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retort/autoclave

The original meaning of retort is an old-fashioned distillation vessel made of glass, as in the link given by jccantrell (these days most often replaced with a distillation flask with a condenser). Nowadays 'retort' is often used as a synonym of autoclave, especially for steam pressure sterilisation (from what I've found).

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Note added at 30 mins (2010-05-20 18:55:36 GMT)
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"Overpressure retort sterilizer / autoclave sterilization process equipment / disinfector / asepticizer":
http://www.batch-retort.com/autoclave-design-en-01.htm
Peer comment(s):
agree Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães : Absolutely. In fact, the Portuguese translation for "vertical batch retort" is "AUTOCLAVE de batelada vertical".
1 min
obrigado! :)
agree Phong Le
2 days 13 hrs
thanks!
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13 mins

a glass vessel

Can't go into Spanish, but the link has a picture.
Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retort

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+1
27 mins

in this case, a type of sterilization device

Peer comment(s):
agree Karen Tkaczyk : Quite right. I asnwered to add my links, but your correct reply came earlier.
50 mins
Thank you, Karen!
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glass vessel used for heating substances in labs

Retort was originally used to mean specifically shaped glass vessels or chambers in which substances were distilled or decomposed by heat. The older retort was a glass container shaped like a ball with a long narrow tube at one side.

SEE:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/netdict/retort
retort
Etymology: Middle French retorte, from Medieval Latin retorta, from Latin, feminine of retortus; from its shape
Date: 1605
: a vessel or chamber in which substances are distilled or decomposed by heat

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus/british/retort-...

a glass container shaped like a ball with a long narrow tube at one side, used for heating substances in laboratories


The more modern, or industrial retorts, like the one referenced is your text are pictured on the following website:

http://www.batch-retort.com/

4.Vertical batch retort / autoclave : for water immersion sterilization process equipment or steam cooking process machine
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Here, a kind of vessel used in food processing, like an autoclave, yes.

Googling 'retort vessels' will get you lots of hits in context.
Images here. http://www.thermic.com.au/autoclave.htm
Reference:

http://www.retorts.com/white-papers/modular-sterilization-processing/

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4565299.html

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