- A
coolant is a substance,
typically liquid, that is used to
reduce or
regulate the
temperature of a system. An
ideal coolant has high
thermal capacity...
-
combustion engines are
often cooled by
circulating a
liquid called engine coolant through the
engine block and
cylinder head
where it is heated, then through...
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antifreezes also
increase the
boiling point of the liquid,
allowing higher coolant temperature. However, all
common antifreeze additives also have
lower heat...
- and Canada). In a PWR,
water is used both as a
neutron moderator and as
coolant fluid for the
reactor core. In the core,
water is
heated by the energy...
- A
coolant pump is a type of pump used to
recirculate a
coolant,
generally a liquid, that is used to
transfer heat away from an
engine or
other device that...
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nuclear reactor, or LMR is a type of
nuclear reactor where the
primary coolant is a
liquid metal.
Liquid metal cooled reactors were
first adapted for...
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Waterless coolant is a glycol-based
liquid substance that does not
contain water. Its
boiling point of 191 °C (375 °F) is
higher than that of water-based...
- A loss-of-
coolant accident (LOCA) is a mode of
failure for a
nuclear reactor; if not
managed effectively, the
results of a LOCA
could result in reactor...
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changes as
voids (typically
steam bubbles) form in the
reactor moderator or
coolant. Net
reactivity in a
reactor depends on
several factors, one of
which is...
- temperatures. A
meltdown may be
caused by a loss of
coolant, loss of
coolant pressure, or low
coolant flow rate or be the
result of a
criticality excursion...
