- 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...
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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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followed suit. Heat from
nuclear fission is p****ed to a
working fluid coolant (water or gas),
which in turn runs
through turbines. In
commercial reactors...
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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
nuclear reactor coolant is a
coolant in a
nuclear reactor used to
remove heat from the
nuclear reactor core and
transfer it to
electrical generators...
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isolated coolant loop. The
mechanical failures were
compounded by the
initial failure of
plant operators to
recognize the
situation as a loss-of-
coolant accident...
- 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...
