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Record 1 2005-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Power Stations
  • Geophysics
CONT

[Binary cycle power plants], sometimes called Rankin cycle plants, consist of two fluid loops, hence the name.

Key term(s)
  • binary cycle powerplant

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales électriques
  • Géophysique
CONT

L'emploi d'échangeurs de chaleur à saumures chaudes et à vapeur détendue a donc été tenté, mais on a dû faire face à de sérieux incidents d'entartrage. [...] [Voici] un plan du matériel d'une centrale électrique à cycle binaire actuellement en construction dans la région du lac Salton, pour le compte de la San Diego Gaz & Electric Co.

Spanish

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