temperature loss
1Loss on ignition — is a test used in inorganic analytical chemistry, particularly in the analysis of minerals. It consists of strongly heating ( igniting ) a sample of the material at a specified temperature, allowing volatile substances to escape, until its mass… …
2Loss 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… …
3Temperature — This article is about the thermodynamic property. For other uses, see Temperature (disambiguation). A map of global long term monthly average surface air temperatures i …
4Loss 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… …
5temperature increase requirement — abbr. TIR A measure of the loss in a catalyst’s activity; reactions invariably go faster at higher temperatures, and the TIR measures the increase in temperature to bring activity back to a previous level; it may also measure the increase of… …
6Orders of magnitude (temperature) — Temperature in °C compared to the thermodynamic scale in electron volts, which are also used as a unit of temperature. List of orders of magnitude for temperature Factor Multiple Item 10−∞ 0 K …
7Dissociated sensory loss — is a pattern of neurological damage caused by a lesion to a single tract in the spinal cord which involves selective loss of fine touch and proprioception without loss of pain and temperature, or vice versa. Understanding the reason this is… …
8Sea surface temperature — Weekly average sea surface temperature for the World Ocean during the first week of February 2011, during a period of La Niña …
9Normal human body temperature — 98.6 redirects here. For other uses, see 98.6 (disambiguation). Normal human body temperature, also known as normothermia or euthermia, is a concept that depends upon the place in the body at which the measurement is made, and the time of day and …
10Weight loss — Classification and external resources ICD 9 783.21 For the episode of the American version of The Office, see Weight Loss (The Office). Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health or phys …
