molten salt

collocation in English

meaningsofmoltenandsalt

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molten
adjective
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/ˈməʊl.tən/us
/ˈmoʊl.tən/
Molten metal or rock is in a liquid state because of ...
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salt
noun
uk
/sɒlt/us
/sɑːlt/
a common white substance found in sea water and in the ground, used especially to add flavour to food or to ...
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(Definition ofmoltenandsaltfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, because no completemoltensaltreprocessing plant has been built, all testing has been limited to the laboratory, and with only a few elements.
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These gas cycles offer numerous potential advantages for use withmoltensalt-fueled ormoltensalt-cooled reactors.
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It is still considered by many to be the reference design for widespread, commercialmoltensaltreactors.
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For instance inmoltensaltreactor low pressure liquid serves both as fuel and as coolant.
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Instead, there is a low-pressure vessel and pipes (formoltensalt) constructed of relatively thin materials.
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Amoltensaltto steam generator would still have to be developed.
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This heat is then stored in amoltensaltmixture and used to generate electricity during the night, or when the sky is overcast.
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Very pure silicon (99.9%) can be extracted directly from solid silica or other silicon compounds bymoltensaltelectrolysis.
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Zirconium fluoride in a mixture with other fluorides is a coolant formoltensaltreactors.
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Its ultimate target is to investigate and develop a thorium basedmoltensaltnuclear system in about 20 years.
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Its ultimate target is to investigate and develop a thorium basedmoltensaltbreeder nuclear system in about 20 years.
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Moltensaltis used in the chemical and metals industries to transport heat, so industry has experience with it.
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Common fluids are synthetic oil,moltensaltand pressurized steam.
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The plan was to then pipe water through themoltensaltand use the generated steam to produce electricity.
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The project's innovativemoltensaltstorage system will capture solar energy and deliver power to the grid even after the sun goes down.
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Electrical power was provided by amoltensaltbattery ignited at launch.
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The ore is dissolved following some preprocessing in an aqueous electrolyte or in amoltensaltand the resulting solution is electrolyzed.
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Themoltensalthas a very similar density to the solid.
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The inclusion of themoltensaltheat storage system allows the plant to produce electricity even when there is no solar radiation.
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