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BOUCLE CONVECTION [1 record]

Record 1 2005-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
DEF

A continuous, closed convection system, fluid that rises being replaced by fluid from elsewhere.

CONT

Near the outer boundaries of the convection loops ... the temperatures of the descending convection currents would almost certainly be lower than those of the boiling point/depth curve, as the waters would not be descending unless they had cooled appreciably.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
CONT

Près des limites extérieures des «boucles» de convection [...], les températures des courants de convection descendants seront sans doute inférieures à celles de la courbe point d'ébullition/profondeur, les eaux ne descendant pas, à moins qu'elles ne se soient sensiblement refroidies.

Spanish

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