producer gas
/producer gas/
Definition
- Noun:
- A combustible gas mixture: "producer gas" is a fuel gas consisting primarily of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and nitrogen, produced by passing air (and sometimes steam) over hot coke or coal in a gas producer.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The factory used producer gas to power its furnaces before natural gas became available.
- Producer gas is less efficient than natural gas but was crucial for industrial processes.
Advanced Usage
- "to generate producer gas": to manufacture this specific gas mixture through the gasification process.
- The plant was designed to generate producer gas from local coal reserves.
Variants and Related Words
- Water gas (n): A related fuel gas made by passing steam over hot coke, yielding a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen with little nitrogen.
- Water gas has a higher calorific value than producer gas.
- Coal gas (n): A broader term for gas manufactured from coal, which can include producer gas, water gas, and other types.
- Gasification (n): The general process of converting carbonaceous materials into gas.
Synonyms
- Air gas: A less common synonym emphasizing its production method using air.
- Generator gas: Another term highlighting its production in a gas generator or producer.
Related Phrases
- Producer gas plant: A facility or apparatus for making producer gas.
- The old producer gas plant was decommissioned in the 1960s.
Noun
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a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen; made by passing air over hot coke
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