a fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transferring heat away from one part to another
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The coolant pools contain used fuel rods that are radioactive and generate heat.
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Sweat is the body's coolant, but it only cools when it evaporates from the skin.
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In the SustainX isothermal process, a fine mist of water is used as the coolant.
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Some of the ammonia coolant lines for chamber failed testing earlier this month.
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This coolant can either be machine or user controlled, depending on the machine.
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Usually alkaline liquids are used as both electrolytes and coolant for grinding.
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The water could also be used as coolant and run back into the reactor, they said.
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Sodium conducts heat better than water, which is the current coolant of choice.
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Transmission fluid and engine coolant shouldn't need attention for 100,000 miles.
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- A fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transferring heat away from one part to another; "he added more coolant to the car's radiator"; "the atomic reactor used a gas coolant"; "lathe operators use an emulsion of oil and water as a coolant for ...
- A coolant is a fluid which flows through a device to prevent its overheating, transferring the heat produced by the device to other devices that use or dissipate it. ...
- A medium, usually fluid, used to draw heat from an object
- A liquid used to cool and lubricate glass while it is being cut or ground with a tool to prevent hot spots or fracturing of the glass.
- A fluid used in the radiator for heat transfer. Mixed with water, coolants usually contain rust inhibiting additives and provide antifreeze protection. Some new vehicle coolants are designed to last 100,000 miles. Please refer to your owner's manual for the proper antifreeze for your vehicle.
- Liquid designed to remove surplus heat from the engine. Coolant lowers the freezing point and raises the boiling point as well as prevents corrosion.
- Liquid used to cool the work and tool and to prevent rusting or corrosion; cutting or grinding fluid.
- The liquid or gas used to transfer heat from the reactor core to the steam generators or directly to the turbines.
- A fluid, usually water, used to cool a nuclear reactor and transfer heat energy. The water also moderates, or slows down, the fission of neutrons
