Reactor pressure vesselA reactor pressure vessel (RPV) in a nuclear power plant is the pressure vessel containing the nuclear reactor coolant, core shroud, and the reactor core. Russian Soviet era RBMK reactors have each fuel assembly enclosed in an individual 8 cm diameter pipe rather than having a pressure vessel. Whilst most power reactors do have a pressure vessel, they are generally classified by the type of coolant rather than by the configuration of the vessel used to contain the coolant.
SteamSteam is a substance containing water in the gas phase, and sometimes also an aerosol of liquid water droplets, or air. This may occur due to evaporation or due to boiling, where heat is applied until water reaches the enthalpy of vaporization. Steam that is saturated or superheated (water vapor) is invisible; however, wet steam, a visible mist or aerosol of water droplets, is often referred to as "steam".
Fluorure de lithiumLithium fluoride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula LiF. It is a colorless solid that transitions to white with decreasing crystal size. Although odorless, lithium fluoride has a bitter-saline taste. Its structure is analogous to that of sodium chloride, but it is much less soluble in water. It is mainly used as a component of molten salts. Partly because Li and F are both light elements, and partly because is highly reactive, formation of LiF from the elements releases one of the highest energies per mass of reactants, second only to that of BeO.
Surchauffe (vapeur)thumb|chaudière éclatée montrant le système de surchauffe : de petits tubes sont insérés dans les tubes à fumée de plus gros diamètre. Le passage de la chaleur entre les gros et petits tube réchauffera la vapeur contenue dans les petits tubes La surchauffe est une opération physique qui a lieu dans une chaudière pour éviter que la vapeur d'eau ne contienne la moindre goutte d'eau en suspension. Cette opération permet d'utiliser au maximum le potentiel de la vapeur produite.
Hydrocarbonyle de cobaltL'hydrocarbonyle de cobalt est un composé chimique de formule . Il se présente, entre et , sous la forme d'un liquide jaunâtre à l'odeur repoussante, instable thermiquement, qui se décompose à en octacarbonyle de dicobalt et hydrogène : 2 → + . Il est utilisé principalement comme catalyseur d'hydroformylation. La molécule d'hydrocarbonyle de cobalt adopte une géométrie trigonale bipyramidale. Le ligand hydrure occupe l'une des positions axiales, de sorte que la molécule appartient au groupe de symétrie C3v.
