Define the following terms:
a. Agitator
b. Centrifuge
c. Eductor
d. Hydrocyclone
e. Venturi effect
a. An agitator is a device that acts on the fluid by generating turbulence, which promotes mixing.
b. A centrifuge is a device that uses centrifugal force to separate solids from liquids or to extract liquid from a liquid solvent.
c. An eductor is a device that circulates two fluid streams by using a Venturi design.
d. A hydrocyclone is a mechanical device that promotes separation of heavy and light liquids by centripetal force (such as a cyclone).
e. The Venturi effect is the drop-in pressure that occurs when liquid flows through a constricted section of pipe; as the speed increases, the pressure decreases.
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