stripper [`strip·ǝr] CHEMICAL ENGINEERING An evaporative device for the removal of vapors from liquids; can be in a bubble-tray distillation tower, a vacuum vessel, or an evaporator; if it is a part of a distillation column below the feed tray, it is called the stripping section. ENGINEERING A hand or motorized tool used to remove insulation from wires. PETROLEUM ENGINEERING A well from which oil production is quite small. Also known as stripper well. |