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TOUR REFROIDISSEMENT [3 records]

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Record 1 2015-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
DEF

An enclosed device for evaporatively cooling water by contact with air.

CONT

The cooling tower is a means for cooling water through the medium of partial evaporation. The action that takes place is one whereby the stream to be cooled is broken up into a fine mist or rain, thus exposing a very large surface area. In this condition the water is mixed with air which is brought into the cooling tower by natural convection currents, or which is forced in by fans.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
DEF

[...] appareil ou ensemble dans lequel s'effectue un refroidissement d'eau par évaporation partielle dans l'air.

CONT

On peut classer les refroidisseurs d'eau en deux groupes distincts: les refroidisseurs-économiseurs d'eau et les groupes refroidisseurs de liquide (eau, saumure). Parmi les appareils de la première catégorie se trouvent: [...] les refroidisseurs (ou réfrigérants) atmosphériques [...] [qui] sont des «économiseurs» d'eau [...] [où] le refroidissement de l'eau s'effectue par évaporation partielle dans l'air, les «tours» pouvant être soit du type à tirage naturel, soit du type à ventilation forcée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acondicionamiento de aire y calefacción
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Record 2 2008-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solar Power Plants
  • Geothermal Energy
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales solaires
  • Énergie géothermique
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
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.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Centrales solares
  • Energía geotérmica
  • Equipo para extracción de petróleo y gas natural
DEF

Chimenea ancha y elevada para enfriar procesos o productos, característica, sobre todo, de centrales térmicas y nucleares.

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Record 3 2001-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
CONT

Melting and refining occur in a controlled-atmosphere vessel above a drop tower.... After issuing from the nozzle orifice, the microballoons solidify by cooling in the drop tower.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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