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DENTING [2 records]

Record 1 2016-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
CONT

Steam generators can suffer corrosion and wear as a result of primary-water stress corrosion cracking or secondary-side corrosion phenomena such as fretting, denting, pitting and wastage.

OBS

denting: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Échangeurs de chaleur
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
DEF

Dans un générateur de vapeur, phénomène d'étranglement des tubes au niveau des orifices de passage dans les plaques entretoises, résultant d'une corrosion accélérée du métal de ces plaques.

OBS

constriction : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
CONT

Do not buy sweet corn that has started denting.

OBS

Denting occurs when the corn sugar has started to turn to starch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
OBS

La dent apparaît à la fin du stade de maturité.

Spanish

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