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CYCLE COMBINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Thermal Power Stations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- combined cycle
1, record 1, English, combined%20cycle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- combined-cycle 2, record 1, English, combined%2Dcycle
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In electrical power generation, a system in which a gas turbine drives a generator to produce electricity, and the hot exhaust ... from the gas turbine is used to produce steam in a boiler, which is used to drive a steam turbine to drive a generator (conventional cycle) to produce electricity ... Thus, electricity is produced by a gas turbine and a steam turbine. A combined cycle might consist of a conventional cycle plus a topping cycle or bottoming cycle or both. 1, record 1, English, - combined%20cycle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Centrales thermiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cycle combiné
1, record 1, French, cycle%20combin%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mode de production d'électricité utilisant à la fois l'énergie mécanique directe d'une turbine à gaz et l'énergie thermique de ses gaz d'échappement, par récupération de leur chaleur dans un échangeur; cette chaleur sert à produire de la vapeur qui est ensuite détendue dans une autre turbine. Les deux turbines entraînent chacune un alternateur avec un rendement global qui peut atteindre 55 %. 2, record 1, French, - cycle%20combin%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'accroissement de la puissance unitaire des turbines, qui atteint aujourd'hui les 225 mégawatts, favorise le développement du cycle combiné pour la production d'électricité à partir de gaz. Une centrale à cycle combiné occupe 40 % d'espace en moins qu'une centrale au fioul ou au charbon, elle consomme moins d'énergie primaire et pollue moins. Enfin, sa conception modulaire lui permet de suivre plus étroitement l'évolution de la demande. 2, record 1, French, - cycle%20combin%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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