working fluid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of working fluid
First recorded in 1900–05
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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 most gas engines—in fact, in all those at present on the market—the working fluid and the fuel that supplies it with heat are mixed with each other before the combustion of the fuel.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
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