blowdown

See also: blow down

English

Etymology

blow +‎ down

Noun

blowdown (countable and uncountable, plural blowdowns)

1. (chemical engineering) The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure
2. (industrial engineering) Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle.
3. (forestry) Synonym of windthrow (“uprooting of trees by the wind”)