See Also: recuperator(dictionary)

recuperator (iou)



recuperator noun. E18.
[Latin, formed as RECUPERATE: see -OR.]
Roman Law. A member of a commission for trying certain cases. Now rare. E18.
A form of heat exchanger in which hot waste gases from a furnace are conducted continuously along a system of flues where they impart heat to incoming air or gaseous fuel. L19.
A mechanism that returns a gun to the firing position after recoil. E20.