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FOURREAU VERTICAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pillar
1, record 1, English, pillar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A core of a nuclear reactor comprising detachable vertical assemblies having a lower part, a bolster including hollow pillars each having a vertical axis and receiving … lower part of … assemblies, first openings in … pillars for the passage of a coolant fluid for the reactor, second openings in … lower parts of … assemblies in alignment with … first openings in … pillars, each pillar including at least one means for orienting the respective assembly about … axis of … pillar and each assembly comprising. 1, record 1, English, - pillar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chandelle
1, record 1, French, chandelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fourreau vertical 1, record 1, French, fourreau%20vertical
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Cœur du réacteur.] Tous les assemblages (fissiles, fertiles, de contrôle) qui doivent être refroidis par circulation forcée de sodium sont munis de pieds venant s’enfoncer dans les chandelles d’un sommier constituant un collecteur d’alimentation en sodium froid (400 °C environ) […] Pieds et chandelles sont munis d’orifices calibrés qui permettent d’assurer une répartition convenable du sodium dans les différents assemblages, en fonction de leur puissance. En les traversant, le sodium primaire s’échauffe de 150 à 180 °C, et sort du cœur à une température moyenne d’environ 550 °C. 1, record 1, French, - chandelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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