loops

English translation: loops

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English term or phrase:loops
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Entered by: Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani

14:46 May 19, 2016
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Nuclear Eng/Sci
English term or phrase: loops
In Unit 1, as the reactor pressure increased, both loops of the isolation condenser (IC) system
started automatically and continued to cool the reactor.
Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani
Türkiye
Local time: 12:13
loops
Explanation:
In a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) the pressurized water in the primary coolant loop carries the heat to the steam generator.
You can see a diagram of this on many sites, including the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission site: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/pwrs.html
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LSanders
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Local time: 05:13
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loops


Explanation:
In a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) the pressurized water in the primary coolant loop carries the heat to the steam generator.
You can see a diagram of this on many sites, including the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission site: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/pwrs.html



    Reference: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/pwrs.html
LSanders
United States
Local time: 05:13
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PRO pts in category: 2

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: If you had to find a synonym, I guess it would be "circuits".
2 hrs
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agree  Veronika McLaren: indeed
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agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
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agree  acetran
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