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Meaning of "thermal reactor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THERMAL REACTOR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THERMAL REACTOR

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Thermal reactor is a noun.
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WHAT DOES THERMAL REACTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thermal-neutron reactor

A thermal reactor is a nuclear reactor that uses slow or thermal neutrons. Most nuclear power plant reactors are thermal reactors and use a neutron moderator to slow neutrons until they approach the average kinetic energy of the surrounding particles, that is, to reduce the speed of the neutrons to low velocity thermal neutrons. The nuclear cross section of uranium-235 for slow thermal neutrons is about 1000 barns, while for fast neutrons it is in the order of 1 barn. Therefore thermal neutrons are more likely to cause uranium-235 to fission than to be captured by uranium-238. If at least one neutron from the U-235 fission strikes another nucleus and causes it to fission, then the chain reaction will continue. If the reaction will sustain itself, it is said to be critical, and the mass of U-235 required to produce the critical condition is said to be a critical mass. Thermal reactors consists of the following: ▪ Neutron moderator to slow down the neutrons. In light water reactors and heavy water reactors it doubles as the nuclear reactor coolant. ▪ Nuclear fuel, which is a fissile material, usually uranium.

Definition of thermal reactor in the English dictionary

The definition of thermal reactor in the dictionary is a nuclear reactor in which most of the fission is caused by thermal neutrons.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THERMAL REACTOR

thermal blanket
thermal conductivity
thermal constant
thermal efficiency
thermal equator
thermal expansion
thermal imager
thermal imaging
thermal imaging camera
thermal imaging equipment
thermal imaging system
thermal neutrons
thermal noise
thermal paper
thermal power
thermal power station
thermal printer
thermal shock
thermal spring
thermal unit

WORDS THAT END LIKE THERMAL REACTOR

actor
benefactor
child actor
chiropractor
compactor
contactor
contractor
director
extractor
factor
growth factor
heavy-water reactor
nerve growth factor
power factor
reactor
redactor
risk factor
subcontractor
tractor
wow factor
X factor

Synonyms and antonyms of thermal reactor in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «thermal reactor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THERMAL REACTOR

Find out the translation of thermal reactor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thermal reactor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thermal reactor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

热反应器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reactor térmico
570 millions of speakers

English

thermal reactor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

थर्मल रिएक्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المفاعل الحراري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

реактор на тепловых нейтронах
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reactor térmico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তাপ চুল্লী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réacteur thermique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Reaktor haba
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

thermischen Reaktor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サーマルリアクター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

열 반응기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reaktor termal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lò phản ứng nhiệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெப்ப உலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थर्मल अणुभट्टी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

termal reaktör
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reattore termico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

reaktor termiczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

реактор на теплових нейтронах
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reactor termic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θερμικός αντιδραστήρας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

termiese reaktor
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

termisk reaktor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

termisk reaktor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thermal reactor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THERMAL REACTOR»

The term «thermal reactor» is normally little used and occupies the 138.220 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THERMAL REACTOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thermal reactor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THERMAL REACTOR»

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Fundamentals of Nuclear Reactor Physics
Fast and Thermal Reactor Spectra Figure 3.6 shows typical neutron spectra plotted as E'ðEÞ for a sodium-cooled fast reactor and for a water-cooled thermal reactor. Several features are noteworthy. Fast reactor spectra are concentrated in the ...
Elmer E. Lewis, 2008
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Automobiles and Pollution
An attempt was therefore made to prolong this oxidation effect of the reducing pollutants by adding a thermal reactor at the exhaust, which consisted of a larger exhaust manifold that was attached directly to the cylinder head [143]. This reactor ...
Paul Degobert
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Nuclear Reactor Physics
distribution of fuel, coolant, and control elements has a much greater effect on the local competition for neutrons in a thermal reactor than in a fast reactor and that the neutron populations in the different regions of the core are more tightly ...
Weston M. Stacey, 2007
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U.S. Submarines Since 1945: An Illustrated Design History
On the other hand, a thermal reactor required about three times as much U-235 as an intermediate one. U-235 was also needed urgently both for bombs and for reactors to breed plutonium for more bombs. The pressurized-water reactor was ...
‎1994
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Nuclear Principles in Engineering
Fast Fission Factor, ε In a thermal reactor some fast neutrons before they slow down will cause fission of both 235U and 238U. At neutron energies above 1 MeV, most of the fissions will be in 238U because of its large proportion in the fuel.
Tatjana Jevremovic, 2009
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CRC Handbook of Tables for Applied Engineering Science
'Some metals become radioactive and dangerous to handle after exposure to the neutron flux of a reactor, but these would not be used in the structure of a thermal reactor. Tungsten and cobalt are the worst in this respect, but tantalum, ...
Ray E. Bolz, 1973
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Coupled Neutronics/thermal-hydraulics Analyses of ...
Oka and Koshizuka1 presented two SCWR designs in 2001, and Oka's research team has kept working on these two designs since then3'4; one of them is a thermal reactor design, the other is a fast reactor design. The thermal design is also ...
Po Hu, 2008
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Automobile Pollution, Concerns, Priorities, and Challenges
Total Emission Control Package \ Ford Corporation has developed two total emission control packages (1) Thermal reactor package, and (2) Catalytic converter package. Thermal Reactor Package A thermal reactor package (Figure 7) ...
Shyam Kishor Agarwal, 1991
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A Guidebook to Nuclear Reactors
(In a thermal reactor, a void and the resulting decrease in moderation reduces the multiplication factor.) Care must therefore be taken that the design prevents significant changes in core geometry and that intrinsic neutronic feedback ...
Anthony V. Nero, 1979
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Nuclear Energy: An Introduction to the Concepts, Systems, ...
Such a system is called a thermal reactor in contrast with a system without moderator, a fast reactor, operating principally with fast neutrons. The cross sections for the two energy ranges are widely different, as can be seen in Figure 16.4. Also ...
Raymond Murray, Keith E. Holbert, 2014

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THERMAL REACTOR»

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New solar-thermal reactor could produce hydrogen fuel
The CU-Boulder researchers' solar-thermal system would use a vast array of ... commercialization of the solar-thermal reactor for broad hydrogen power is likely ... «UPI.com, Aug 13»
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NASA researching 100KW, 4MW and 60 MW thermal molten salt …
They looked at 4 MW thermal and 60 MW thermal reactors and flow ... The proposed research will investigate how molten salt reactor technology can be used to ... «Next Big Future, May 13»

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