rotary-disk contactor [`rōd·ǝ·rē ¦disk `kän´tak·tǝr] CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Liquid-liquid contactor, having a vertical cylindrical shell with vertical rotating shaft upon which are mounted a spaced series of flat disks; spinning of the disks forces liquid into shell- mounted baffles, causing mixing; used for liquid-liquid extraction processes. Also known as RDC extractor. |