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CROSS CIRCULATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-01-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Solar Power Plants
- Geothermal Energy
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cooling tower
1, record 1, English, cooling%20tower
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A structure in which air contact is used to cool a stream of water that has been heated by circulation through a system. The air flows counter-currently or cross currently to the water. 2, record 1, English, - cooling%20tower
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Centrales solaires
- Énergie géothermique
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tour de réfrigération
1, record 1, French, tour%20de%20r%C3%A9frig%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tour de refroidissement 2, record 1, French, tour%20de%20refroidissement
correct, feminine noun
- refroidisseur 3, record 1, French, refroidisseur
masculine noun
- réfrigérant à cheminée 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9frig%C3%A9rant%20%C3%A0%20chemin%C3%A9e
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'eau de refroidissement, échauffée dans le condenseur, parvient par un système de canaux sur les plaques de ruissellement de la tour de réfrigération; elle retombe en fines gouttelettes, comme dans une douche gigantesque, et transmet sa chaleur à un courant d'air ascendant. 4, record 1, French, - tour%20de%20r%C3%A9frig%C3%A9ration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Centrales solares
- Energía geotérmica
- Equipo para extracción de petróleo y gas natural
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- torre de refrigeración
1, record 1, Spanish, torre%20de%20refrigeraci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- torre de enfriamiento 2, record 1, Spanish, torre%20de%20enfriamiento
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chimenea ancha y elevada para enfriar procesos o productos, característica, sobre todo, de centrales térmicas y nucleares. 3, record 1, Spanish, - torre%20de%20refrigeraci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-08-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oceanography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- oceanic upwelling
1, record 2, English, oceanic%20upwelling
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"The Peru Current is the strongest of five areas of oceanic upwelling," explained Dr. Julio Valdivia. "Winds blowing up from the south drive surface water offshore, to be replaced by deeper colder waters rich in nutrients." 2, record 2, English, - oceanic%20upwelling
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Phosphorites are related to the open ocean in that they evidently form on continental platforms and slopes adjacent to oceanic "upwellings," or ascending currents that bring cold, relatively phosphate-rich deep water to the surface. 3, record 2, English, - oceanic%20upwelling
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
upwelling : The rising of cold, heavy sub-surface water toward the surface, especially along the western coasts of continents(as along the coast of southern California) ;the displaced surface water is transported away from the coast by the action of winds parallel to it or by diverging currents. Upwelling may also occur in the open ocean where cyclonic circulation is relatively permanent, or where southern trade winds cross the equator. 4, record 2, English, - oceanic%20upwelling
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Océanographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- remontée des eaux océaniques
1, record 2, French, remont%C3%A9e%20des%20eaux%20oc%C3%A9aniques
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'activité biologique élevée concentre le phosphore à proximité des zones de remontée des eaux océaniques [...] 1, record 2, French, - remont%C3%A9e%20des%20eaux%20oc%C3%A9aniques
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
remontée d'eau : Venue d'eaux profondes froides vers la surface de la mer. Les remontées d'eau s'observent à la côte ou au large. [...] - Au large, on constate deux types de situation : dans la zone équatoriale, la divergence des eaux superficielles entraîne des remontées d'eau qui s'étendent de manière quasi continue aux basses latitudes [...] - ailleurs, des remontées sont liées à des phénomènes météo-océaniques transitoires : cyclones tropicaux, dépressions des latitudes moyennes. 2, record 2, French, - remont%C3%A9e%20des%20eaux%20oc%C3%A9aniques
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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