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ONCE THROUGH STEAM GENERATOR [1 record]

Record 1 2010-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
DEF

A … steam generator developed for thermal recovery applications and [featuring] a single pass of water through the generator coil and no separating drum.

OBS

The units are generally designed to produce approximately 80 per cent quality steam, so that the weight ratio of water to steam at the outlet of the generator is about 1:4, which is a much lower ratio than in conventional boiler designs.

Key term(s)
  • once through steam generator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission

Spanish

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