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WET COOLING TOWER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-01-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electric Power Stations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cooling with wet cooling towers
1, record 1, English, cooling%20with%20wet%20cooling%20towers
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, English, - cooling%20with%20wet%20cooling%20towers
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Centrales électriques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- refroidissement par réfrigérant atmosphérique humide
1, record 1, French, refroidissement%20par%20r%C3%A9frig%C3%A9rant%20atmosph%C3%A9rique%20humide
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, French, - refroidissement%20par%20r%C3%A9frig%C3%A9rant%20atmosph%C3%A9rique%20humide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Centrales eléctricas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- refrigeración con torre de refrigeración húmeda
1, record 1, Spanish, refrigeraci%C3%B3n%20con%20torre%20de%20refrigeraci%C3%B3n%20h%C3%BAmeda
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, Spanish, - refrigeraci%C3%B3n%20con%20torre%20de%20refrigeraci%C3%B3n%20h%C3%BAmeda
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-12-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wet cooling tower 1, record 2, English, wet%20cooling%20tower
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A cooling tower basically consists of an air circuit and a water circuit leading to a heat exchange vessel in which the air and water are brought into contact. By a stack effect, i. e. by natural draft, the cooling tower shell provides air circulation. When, as is the case with the wet cooling towers at EDF thermal and nuclear plants, the air and water are placed in direct contact in the heat exchange vessel, the hot air escaping from the shell is saturated with steam : mixing with the colder outside air produces by steam condensation a plume whose structure is similar to a natural cloud. 1, record 2, English, - wet%20cooling%20tower
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réfrigérant humide
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9frig%C3%A9rant%20humide
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque, ce qui est le cas des réfrigérants humides équipant les centrales thermiques et nucléaires d'EDF, l'air et l'eau sont mis en contact direct dans le corps d'échange, l'air chaud qui s'échappe de la coque est saturé de vapeur d'eau : le mélange avec l'air ambiant, plus froid, produit, par condensation de la vapeur, un panache dont la structure s'apparente à celle d'un nuage naturel. 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9frig%C3%A9rant%20humide
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-12-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Refrigerating Machines and Appliances
- Heat (Physics)
- Air Conditioning and Heating
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cooling load
1, record 3, English, cooling%20load
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- heat load 2, record 3, English, heat%20load
correct
- refrigeration duty 3, record 3, English, refrigeration%20duty
correct
- refrigeration load 3, record 3, English, refrigeration%20load
correct
- refrigeration requirement 3, record 3, English, refrigeration%20requirement
correct
- cold requirement 4, record 3, English, cold%20requirement
- cold need 4, record 3, English, cold%20need
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The quantity of heat to be removed to maintain the desired conditions. 3, record 3, English, - cooling%20load
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The capacity of a tower to cool water to a given cold water temperature varies with the wet bulb temperature and the heat load on the tower.... A tower does not control the heat load. The quantity of water circulated determines the cooling range for a given heat load. At a constant wet-bulb, the hot and cold water temperatures increase with higher heat loads. 5, record 3, English, - cooling%20load
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Machines frigorifiques
- Chaleur (Physique)
- Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- charge calorifique
1, record 3, French, charge%20calorifique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- charge de refroidissement 2, record 3, French, charge%20de%20refroidissement
correct, feminine noun
- charge de réfrigération 2, record 3, French, charge%20de%20r%C3%A9frig%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun
- consommation calorifique en réfrigération 2, record 3, French, consommation%20calorifique%20en%20r%C3%A9frig%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun
- besoin de froid 3, record 3, French, besoin%20de%20froid
correct, masculine noun
- demande de froid 4, record 3, French, demande%20de%20froid
correct, feminine noun
- apport calorifique 5, record 3, French, apport%20calorifique
avoid, masculine noun
- puissance calorifique 6, record 3, French, puissance%20calorifique
avoid, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quantité de froid nécessaire pour compenser un apport de chaleur déterminé. 4, record 3, French, - charge%20calorifique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les constructeurs de ces tours indiquent les puissances calorifiques pouvant être évacuées en fonction de la température humide de l'air et des températures d'entrée et de sortie d'eau. (...) Le débit d'eau sera calculé en divisant la puissance à évacuer par la différence de température de l'eau entre l'entrée et la sortie sur la tour. 6, record 3, French, - charge%20calorifique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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