loss of pressure

  • 1Loss of pressure control accident — Most commercial types of nuclear reactor use a pressure vessel to maintain pressure in the reactor plant. This is necessary in a pressurized water reactor to prevent boiling in the core, which could lead to a nuclear meltdown. This is also… …

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  • 2loss — [ lɔs ] noun *** ▸ 1 no longer having something ▸ 2 having less than before ▸ 3 failure to win race etc. ▸ 4 money lost ▸ 5 death of someone ▸ 6 sadness from death/loss ▸ 7 disadvantage from loss ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount the state of not …

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  • 3Loss of coolant accident — A loss of coolant accident (LOCA) is a mode of failure for a nuclear reactor; if not managed effectively, the results of a LOCA could result in reactor core damage. Each nuclear plant s Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS) exists specifically to… …

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  • 4loss */*/*/ — UK [lɒs] / US [lɔs] noun Word forms loss : singular loss plural losses 1) [countable/uncountable] the state of no longer having something because it has been taken from you or destroyed It was an ancient car anyway, so it was no great loss. job… …

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  • 5loss*/*/*/ — [lɒs] noun 1) [C/U] the state of no longer having something job losses[/ex] a loss of confidence[/ex] The loss of his sight was a severe blow.[/ex] 2) [C/U] the state of having less of something than before a new treatment for hair loss[/ex]… …

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  • 6Pressure Cooker (video game) — Infobox VG title = Pressure Cooker developer = Activision publisher = Activision distributor = designer = Garry Kitchen engine = version = released = 1983 (NA) genre = modes = ratings = platforms = Atari 2600 media = requirements = input =… …

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  • 7pressure bandage — noun A tight fitting or tightly wrapped bandage for reducing swelling or blood loss from a wound by applying pressure to the injury …

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  • 8Pressure Drop —   The loss in static pressure of a fluid (liquid or gas) in a system due to friction from obstructions in pipes, from valves, fittings, regulators, burners, etc, or by a breech or rupture of the system …

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  • 9pressure point — noun (C) 1 a point on the body where an artery (=a tube that carries blood) that runs near a bone can be pressed and closed off, to stop blood loss 2 a place on the body that is massaged (massage2 (1)) or used in treatments such as reflexology or …

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  • 10pressure-vacuum cap — Fuel tank filler cap designed to prevent loss of fuel or vapor from tank …

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