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ZONAL SYSTEM [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mechanical zonal control rod
1, record 1, English, mechanical%20zonal%20control%20rod
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Simplified reactor control resulting from reduced pressure tube lattice pitch and use of LEU fuel for a highly stable, more compact core. Further simplification achieved with mechanical zonal control rods and eliminating the liquid zone control system. 1, record 1, English, - mechanical%20zonal%20control%20rod
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- barre de réglage zonal mécanique
1, record 1, French, barre%20de%20r%C3%A9glage%20zonal%20m%C3%A9canique
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une simplification du contrôle-commande du réacteur résultant d'une diminution du pas de réseau des tubes de force et de l'utilisation du combustible LEU pour un cœur plus compact et extrêmement stable. La simplification a été poussée encore plus loin en recourant à des barres de réglage zonal mécanique et en éliminant le circuit à liquide de réglage zonal. 1, record 1, French, - barre%20de%20r%C3%A9glage%20zonal%20m%C3%A9canique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-03-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- zonal sequence
1, record 2, English, zonal%20sequence
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... complex pegmatites may have a complex mineralogy ..., but their marked feature is the arrangement of their minerals in a zonal sequence from the contact inwards. 1, record 2, English, - zonal%20sequence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... in this vein system there is present, over a very restricted vertical range, a host of minerals which in Cornwall are developed in a zonal sequence spread out vertically over hundreds of metres. 1, record 2, English, - zonal%20sequence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géologie économique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- succession zonale
1, record 2, French, succession%20zonale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) la succession zonale complète n'est jamais réalisée dans un seul filon. 1, record 2, French, - succession%20zonale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-12-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- linear instability
1, record 3, English, linear%20instability
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unlimited growth of an initially small disturbance in a linear system by energy transfer from the zonal state to the disturbance. 1, record 3, English, - linear%20instability
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- instabilité linéaire
1, record 3, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20lin%C3%A9aire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Croissance illimitée d'une perturbation, petite à l'origine, dans un système linéaire par transfert d'énergie de l'état zonal à la perturbation. 1, record 3, French, - instabilit%C3%A9%20lin%C3%A9aire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Meteorología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- inestabilidad lineal
1, record 3, Spanish, inestabilidad%20lineal
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crecimiento ilimitado de una perturbación, pequeña en su origen, en un sistema lineal por transferencia de energía del estado zonal a la perturbación. 1, record 3, Spanish, - inestabilidad%20lineal
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