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What is "Autoclave" - Definition & Explanation
Last Updated on: 21-Feb-2023 (9 months, 18 days ago)
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Autoclave
Autoclave is an apparatus used for the carrying out of certain finishing operations, such as pleating and heat setting, under pressure in a superheated steam atmosphere.
Autoclave
Equipment that uses pressure and super-heated steam to heatset the twist into yarn.

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