Nov 10, 2009 17:20
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chaussette
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Nuclear Eng/Sci
Reactor chemistry
This appears in a report on reactor chemistry.
La concentration en lithium a été compensée par calcul et corrigée par rapport à la **chaussette** de la spécification B-Li, en modélisant si nécessaire des appoints en LiOH ou des passages sur résine cationique.
I can't work out what's meant by "chaussette" here; I know it can mean sleeve or thimble in the case of control rods, but I don't think that applies here. I want to interpret it as "range" but I've never seen chaussette used in this way before and would appreciate some other opinions.
Many thanks.
Claire
La concentration en lithium a été compensée par calcul et corrigée par rapport à la **chaussette** de la spécification B-Li, en modélisant si nécessaire des appoints en LiOH ou des passages sur résine cationique.
I can't work out what's meant by "chaussette" here; I know it can mean sleeve or thimble in the case of control rods, but I don't think that applies here. I want to interpret it as "range" but I've never seen chaussette used in this way before and would appreciate some other opinions.
Many thanks.
Claire
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| 4 | thimble |
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| chaussette B-Li |
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thimble
Check out Termium:
"In a nuclear reactor a closure tube at the end of a ... rod. "
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Note added at 32 mins (2009-11-10 17:53:12 GMT)
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See also http://www2.cfwb.be/franca/bd/nuclfich.htm.
Its also used to house instruments, so the adjustment is made by comparing the value at the instrument thimble as described in the B-Li specification.
As I recall, its also occasionally called a "well", but I couldn't find a reference to this, just going from memory.
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I answered in the discussion but it didn't show up, so here goes again...
Check out the document http://www.epr-reactor.co.uk/ssmod/liblocal/docs/V3/Volume 3... abd search for the word "thimble".
According to this document, EDF France uses the term "thimble" to mean the boron-lithium ratio. If this applies, then you would be correct - the term would be "ratio". In this case its probably a derivative of the instrument used to measure it.
"In a nuclear reactor a closure tube at the end of a ... rod. "
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Note added at 32 mins (2009-11-10 17:53:12 GMT)
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See also http://www2.cfwb.be/franca/bd/nuclfich.htm.
Its also used to house instruments, so the adjustment is made by comparing the value at the instrument thimble as described in the B-Li specification.
As I recall, its also occasionally called a "well", but I couldn't find a reference to this, just going from memory.
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Note added at 49 mins (2009-11-10 18:09:48 GMT)
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I answered in the discussion but it didn't show up, so here goes again...
Check out the document http://www.epr-reactor.co.uk/ssmod/liblocal/docs/V3/Volume 3... abd search for the word "thimble".
According to this document, EDF France uses the term "thimble" to mean the boron-lithium ratio. If this applies, then you would be correct - the term would be "ratio". In this case its probably a derivative of the instrument used to measure it.
Note from asker:
| That's brilliant detective work, John - a very useful reference document! Many thanks. I'll check back with the client whether they'd rather I used thimble or ratio, but it's all much clearer now. |
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Comment: "Many thanks John - really useful reference material - and to Caroline too. I'm being badgered by the system to close so I will - but I'll try and come back later to update the glossary entry when I've spoken to my client at the end of the (very long) job."
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Reference:
chaussette B-Li
You will find a reference in this EDF document to "la coordination bore-lithium généralement appliquée ...(communément appelée "chaussette")" plus other references to "chaussette" ("haut de chaussette") in this document which may help you decide on the appropriate translation.
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