concentrators
Devices that focus
Concentrators are devices that increase the concentration of something—typically by removing diluting elements.
Oxygen concentrators filter ambient air to deliver enriched oxygen to patients with respiratory conditions.
In networking, concentrators are hubs that aggregate multiple connections into one.
Solar concentrators focus sunlight onto a small area to generate heat or electricity.
Light-to-electricity converting
- parabolicShaped like a conic section
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- trackingMonitoring location over time
sunlight · thermal · efficiency · reflector · Fresnel · heliostat · receiver · irradiance
Curative mental treatment
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
- COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- hypoxemiaLow blood oxygen levels
- flowrateVolume passing per time
saturation · nasal · cannula · portable · home · pulse · continuous · liter
Metal-bearing rock
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- flotationAbility to stay afloat
- separationState of being apart
centrifugal · slurry · tailings · sluice · jig · spiral · shaker · table
Central connection point
- aggregatorCombines content from sources
- multiplexerMulti-input signal selector
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- nodeConnection point in networks
terminal · network · router · bandwidth · signal · throughput · traffic · ethernet
Liquid-to-gas conversion device
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- soluteSubstance absorbed by solvent
filtration · centrifuge · rotary · vacuum · reduction · purification · extraction · enrichment
photovoltaic
Light-to-electricity converting
tracking · sunlight · thermal · efficiency · reflector · Fresnel · heliostat · receiver · irradiance · optics
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
- COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- hypoxemiaLow blood oxygen levels
flowrate · saturation · nasal · cannula · portable · home · pulse · continuous · liter · humidifier
ore
Metal-bearing rock
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- flotationAbility to stay afloat
separation · centrifugal · slurry · tailings · sluice · jig · spiral · shaker · table · gold
hub
Central connection point
- aggregatorCombines content from sources
- multiplexerMulti-input signal selector
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
node · terminal · network · router · bandwidth · signal · throughput · traffic · ethernet · fiber
evaporator
Liquid-to-gas conversion device
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
solute · filtration · centrifuge · rotary · vacuum · reduction · purification · extraction · enrichment · separation
- clean energysolar power, solar, wind power, wind, solar panels
- mininggold, mines, gold mines, mine, coal
- metal miningcopper mine, open-pit mine, underground mine, ore veins, mineral veins
- solar farmssolar panels, solar arrays, photovoltaic panels, photovoltaic cells, inverters
- ore processingcrushing, grinding, crushers, flotation, magnetic separation
- solar heatingsolar collector, solar collectors, solar water heater, solar panel, solar panels
concentratorsdiffusers
Things that spread outward
dispersers · spreaders · distributors · broadcasters · disseminators
concentratorssplitters
Things that separate
distributors · expanders · switches · routers