English-Portuguese translations for coolant

• refrigerante
  Essa mensagem referia-se à perda de refrigerante ocorrida no sistema de arrefecimento primário da central nuclear de Krško no sudoeste da Eslovénia. This concerned the loss of coolant that occurred in the primary cooling system of the Krško nuclear power plant in south-west Slovenia.
  Na realidade, praticamente todos os frigoríficos com eficiência energética, isto é, aqueles que ostentam uma classificação AA+ e A++, utilizam refrigerantes naturais e não estes gases. The fact is, just about all energy-efficient refrigerators, that is to say those rated AA+ and A++, use natural coolants rather than these gases.
  Estas instalações a frio são em si mesmas sistemas a frio fechados para os quais ainda não há quaisquer refrigerantes concretos. These refrigeration units are self-contained cooling systems and use a coolant for which no alternative is available at the present time.

Definition of coolant

• A medium, usually fluid, used to draw heat from an object

Examples

• Coolant is used in car engines and industrial processes, where excess heat could cause machine damage.

Related words

• primary coolant circuit
• primary coolant system
• secondary coolant circuit
• engine coolant