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REFROIDISSEMENT REFRIGERANT ATMOSPHERIQUE HUMIDE [1 record]

Record 1 2008-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Power Stations
DEF

A cooling system in which water passing through the power station condensers takes up heat, releases this heat subsequently into the atmosphere in a wet cooling tower mainly by evaporation, and then is recycled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales électriques
DEF

Procédé qui consiste à faire passer l'eau de refroidissement, qui s'est échauffée à travers les condenseurs, dans les tours de réfrigération placées en aval où l'eau cède sa chaleur dans l'atmosphère, principalement par évaporation, puis est recyclée vers les condenseurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Centrales eléctricas
DEF

Procedimiento por el que el agua de refrigeración que se ha calentado a través de los condensadores, se hace pasar por torres de refrigeración situadas agua abajo para ceder su calor a la atmósfera principalmente por evaporación, con reciclado posterior.

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