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English term or phrase:
loops
English answer:
loops
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Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani
May 19, 2016 14:46
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loops
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
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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philgoddard
: If you had to find a synonym, I guess it would be "circuits".
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Veronika McLaren
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
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acetran
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http://nrcoe.inel.gov/resultsdb/SysStudy/IC.aspx
Isolation Condenser (IC) System
The IC is used in older boiling water reactor designs. The IC system transfers residual and decay heat from the reactor coolant to the water in the shell side of the heat exchanger resulting in steam generation. The steam generated in the shell side of the heat exchanger is then vented to the outside atmosphere. The system employs natural circulation as the driving head from the reactor steam side, through the isolation condenser tubes, and back to the reactor.
The IC system is automatically initiated if a high reactor pressure condition is sustained for 15 seconds. The time delay prevents unnecessary system initiation during turbine trips. Also at most plants, the IC system automatically initiates on a low vessel water level to aid in reducing reactor pressure for small line breaks. The IC system is designed to provide core cooling regardless of whether electrical power is available.
This is a functional naming, the coolant itself could be steam, water, pressurized or not, sodium or else, but I find more relevant to name them by purpose than by content