coolant gas

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• Gas core reactor rocket — Gas core reactor rockets are a conceptual type of rocket that is propelled by the exhausted coolant of a gaseous fission reactor. The nuclear fission reactor core may be either a gas or plasma. They may be capable of creating specific impulses of …   Wikipedia

• coolant — n. a fluid (gas or liquid) used to cool a device by transferring heat away from one part to another. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• coolant controlled exhaust gas recirculation — (CCEGR) a system that prevents exhaust gas recirculation until engine coolant temperature reaches a specific value …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Gas Cooled Reactor — A Gas Cooled Reactor (more commonly called a GCR) is a generation I nuclear reactor that uses graphite as a neutron moderator and carbon dioxide as coolant. Although there are many other types of reactor cooled by gas, the terms GCR and to a… …   Wikipedia

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• coolant — /ˈkulənt / (say koohluhnt) noun 1. a substance, usually a liquid or gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat evolved in the operation of the system, as the liquid in a motor vehicle… …  

• coolant — /kooh leuhnt/, n. 1. a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or… …   Universalium

• coolant — coo|lant [ˈku:lənt] n [U and C] technical a liquid or gas used to cool something, especially an engine …   Dictionary of contemporary English