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STEAM CYCLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-06-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- steam cycle 1, record 1, English, steam%20cycle
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Method used to convert fission heat energy to steam and hence electricity [often described in terms of a primary coolant loop and, as appropriate, secondary heat transfer loop(s)]. 1, record 1, English, - steam%20cycle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The first two features [coolant, steam cycle] relate to the current practice of converting fission energy first to heat and then to electrical energy by employing a steam cycle. Coolants include water, heavy water, gases, and liquid metal. The steam cycles may employ from one to three separate loops, including one for primary coolant circulation and one (not necessarily separate) for steam generation. 1, record 1, English, - steam%20cycle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cycle à générateur de vapeur
1, record 1, French, cycle%20%C3%A0%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20de%20vapeur
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cycle dans lequel la chaudière nucléaire fournit par l'intermédiaire des générateurs de vapeur, une vapeur d'eau (circuit secondaire) non radioactive, qui se détend dans la turbine et actionne un alternateur. La vapeur se condense dans un condenseur qui constitue la source froide de la machine thermique. 1, record 1, French, - cycle%20%C3%A0%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20de%20vapeur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Avec les caractéristiques de la vapeur produite (280° C, 70 bars), le rendement de la centrale est de 33 pour 100 environ. Ce rendement relativement peu élevé tient à la difficulté de porter l'eau dans le réacteur à plus haute température, du fait des grande pressions qui seraient nécessaires. 1, record 1, French, - cycle%20%C3%A0%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20de%20vapeur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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