| 单词 | cooling pond |
| 释义 | > as lemmascooling pond cooling pond n. an artificial pool in which water heated from an industrial process is allowed to cool or in which industrial waste is stored; cf. pond n. 1d. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > cooling agent or appliance > [noun] > means for cooling heated water for re-use cooling pond1850 cooling tower1876 pond1892 spray tower1937 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > steam engine > [noun] > pond for cooling water from steam engine cooling pond1955 1850 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 13 257/2 Depreciation upon engine and machinery, engine-houses, and cooling-pond, £11,200 at 2 per cent. 1955 J. H. Wellington S. Afr. II. ii. xii. 182 As an illustration of the difficulty involved in using fuel resources in the absence of an adequate ‘cooling pond’, the use of the Witbank power station may be cited. 1985 K. W. Li & A. P. Priddy Power Plant Syst. Design xii. 479 Cooling ponds are increasingly used as a source of circulating water for power plant operation. 1993 Guardian 20 Oct. i. 2/1 Already much of the German fuel to be reprocessed is stored in cooling ponds at the entrance to Thorp. < as lemmas |
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