Aeration

aeration

[e′rā·shən]

(engineering)

Exposing to the action of air.

Causing air to bubble through.

Introducing air into a solution by spraying, stirring, or similar method.

Supplying or infusing with air, as in sand or soil.

(food engineering)

Charging a liquid with some gas, such as water with carbon dioxide (soda water).

(mining engineering)

The introduction of air into the pulp in a flotation cell to form air bubbles.

Aeration

Exposing water to the air; often results in the release into the atmosphere of gaseous impurities found in polluted water.

aeration

1. Exposing a substance to circulating air.

2. In landscape architecture, the addition of air into the soil; may be implemented by a plow-like mechanism or by the addition of an air-entrained material, such as vermiculite or peat moss, during the soil-conditioning process.