working fluid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of working fluid
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Water is used as the working fluid because of its large heat capacity and heat of vaporization.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
A working fluid such as a non-CFC refrigerant is used.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The difference is that instead of starting at room temperature the working fluid ends up there, and starts instead at -196°C, the boiling point of nitrogen.
From Economist ● May 7, 2015
If the working fluid were steam, an enormous condenser would be needed to radiate its low-grade heat.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the gas or oil engine the fuel is brought into contact and mixed with the working fluid, which is air.
From How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use by Williams, Archibald
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