Rapid cooling of a material or chemical. In an ethane cracking facility cracked gases are quenched with water to cool gas and reduce its volume before compression. Quenching also can absorb some acidic components of the cracked gases.
Rapid cooling of a material or chemical. In an ethane cracking facility cracked gases are quenched with water to cool gas and reduce its volume before compression. Quenching also can absorb some acidic components of the cracked gases.