boiloff

English - Turkish

Definition of boiloff in English Turkish dictionary

(Askeri) BUHARLAŞMA (HV. ): Likit oksijen veya likit hidrojen cinsinden bir sıvının, ısının çevre şartlarına maruz kalma sonucu kaynama noktasına çıkarak, buharlaşması

English - English

Definition of boiloff in English English dictionary

The evaporation of a liquid (or solid) whose boiling point is lower that that of the environment in which it is stored

BOILOFF The vaporization or gasification of liquefied natural gas . Boiloff occurs when the holding vessel's insulation fails to maintain the temperature to keep the gas in liquid form.

Etymology

() Combination of boil + off