- A
coolant is a substance,
typically liquid, that is used to
reduce or
regulate the
temperature of a system. An
ideal coolant has high
thermal capacity...
-
combustion engines are
often cooled by
circulating a
liquid called engine coolant through the
engine block, and
cylinder head
where it is heated, then through...
-
antifreezes also
increase the
boiling point of the liquid,
allowing higher coolant temperature. However, all
common antifreeze additives also have
lower heat...
-
notable exceptions being the UK, ****an and Canada). In a PWR, the
primary coolant (water) is
pumped under high
pressure to the
reactor core
where it is heated...
- A
coolant pump is a type of pump used to
recirculate a
coolant,
generally a liquid, that is used to
transfer heat away from an
engine or
other device that...
- to that
released by
burning 2.7
million kg of coal. A
nuclear reactor coolant –
usually water but
sometimes a gas or a
liquid metal (like
liquid sodium...
- A
nuclear reactor coolant is a
coolant in a
nuclear reactor used to
remove heat from the
nuclear reactor core and
transfer it to
electrical generators...
-
Waterless coolant is a glycol-based
liquid substance that does not
contain water. Its
boiling point of 191 °C (375 °F) is
higher than that of water-based...
- temperatures. A
meltdown may be
caused by a loss of
coolant, loss of
coolant pressure, or low
coolant flow rate or be the
result of a
criticality excursion...
-
purpose is to seal the
combustion gases within the
cylinders and to
avoid coolant or
engine oil
leaking into the cylinders.
Leaks in the head
gasket can...
