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heat release [5 records]

Record 1 2014-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Nuclear Power Stations
DEF

[For a shutdown reactor,] heat resulting from residual radioactivity and fission.

OBS

after-heat: term standardized by ISO in 1997.

Key term(s)
  • residual heat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Physique nucléaire
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Centrales nucléaires
DEF

[Pour un réacteur à l'arrêt,] chaleur résultant de la radioactivité et des fissions résiduelles.

OBS

chaleur résiduelle : terme normalisé par l'ISO en 1997.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física atómica
  • Física nuclear
  • Reactores nucleares de fisión
  • Centrales nucleares
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Record 2 2014-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Nuclear Power Stations
DEF

[For reactor fuel or reactor components after removal from the reactor,] heat resulting from residual radioactivity.

OBS

after-heat: term standardized by ISO in 1997.

Key term(s)
  • residual heat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Physique nucléaire
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Centrales nucléaires
DEF

[Pour du combustible ou des composants extraits d'un réacteur,] chaleur résultant de la radioactivité résiduelle.

OBS

chaleur résiduelle : terme normalisé par l'ISO en 1997.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física atómica
  • Física nuclear
  • Reactores nucleares de fisión
  • Centrales nucleares
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Record 3 1993-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
CONT

Health and Safety: such as in the case of heat or smoke release. It is worth noting that heat emission from fire resistant clothing in a flash fire can vary by a factor of 20 for different fibre combinations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)

Spanish

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Record 4 1990-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farming Techniques

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques agricoles
OBS

d'une plante, d'un arbre, selon diverses conditions météorologiques.

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heat (Physics)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chaleur (Physique)

Spanish

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