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Pressurized gas or liquid in a heat engine
fluid power, a working fluid is a gas or liquid that primarily transfers force, motion, or mechanical energy. In hydraulics, water or hydraulic fluid
Working_fluid
Hydraulic fluid used for braking applications
oil was used as a working fluid. But it did not meet the most basic requirements, and in the process of evolution, special brake fluids were created, which
Brake_fluid
Pressurized gas or liquid in a heat engine
usually involve a fluid to and from which heat is transferred while undergoing a thermodynamic cycle. This fluid is called the working fluid. Refrigeration
Working_fluid_selection
Type of geothermal power station
being the heat source and the choice of cycle working fluid. The geothermal reservoir's hot in-situ fluid (or geofluid) is produced to the surface via
Binary_cycle
Type of reciprocating heat engine
where a working fluid, contained internally, is heated by combustion in an external source, through the engine wall or a heat exchanger. The fluid then,
External_combustion_engine
Variation on the Rankine thermodynamic cycle
early as the 1890s. The working principle of the organic Rankine cycle is the same as that of the Rankine cycle: the working fluid is pumped to a boiler
Organic_Rankine_cycle
State of matter
A supercritical fluid (SCF) is a substance at a temperature and pressure above its critical point, where distinct liquid and gas phases do not exist,
Supercritical_fluid
Type of motor vehicle suspension system
performed through an incompressible hydraulic fluid inside a suspension cylinder. By adjusting the filled fluid volume within the cylinder, a leveling functionality
Hydropneumatic_suspension
Gun designed to generate very high speed
the working fluid is atmospheric air. In a light-gas gun, the piston is powered by a chemical reaction (usually gunpowder), and the working fluid is a
Light-gas_gun
Fuel to energy conversion process
recuperated, high-pressure, Brayton cycle employing a transcritical CO2 working fluid with an oxy-fuel combustion regime. This cycle begins by burning a gaseous
Allam_power_cycle
Closed-cycle regenerative heat engine
operated by the cyclic expansion and contraction of air or other gas (the working fluid) by exposing it to different temperatures, resulting in a net conversion
Stirling_engine
Type of bearings which use pressurized liquid or gas between the bearing surfaces
Fluid bearings are bearings in which the load is supported by a thin layer of rapidly moving pressurized liquid or gas between the bearing surfaces. Since
Fluid_bearing
Carbon dioxide above its critical point
making it a desirable candidate working fluid for transcritical cycles. Supercritical CO2 is used as the working fluid in domestic water heat pumps. Manufactured
Supercritical_carbon_dioxide
Use of fluids under pressure to generate, control, and transmit power
Fluid power is the use of fluids under pressure to generate, control, and transmit power. Fluid power is conventionally subdivided into hydraulics (using
Fluid_power
Heat-transfer device that employs phase transition
Modern CPU heat pipes are typically made of copper and use water as the working fluid. They are common in many consumer electronics like desktops, laptops
Heat_pipe
Model that is used to predict the performance of steam turbine systems
University. Heat energy is supplied to the system via a boiler where the working fluid (typically water) is converted to a high-pressure gaseous state (steam)
Rankine_cycle
Engine that uses steam to perform mechanical work
engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure to push
Steam_engine
Use of mirrors or lenses to heat a fluid for electricity generation
mixture (60% sodium nitrate, 40% potassium nitrate) as the receiver working fluid and as a storage medium. The molten salt approach proved effective,
Concentrated_solar_power
Theoretical engine
Carnot engine. In the diagram, the "working body" (system), a term introduced by Clausius in 1850, can be any fluid or vapor body through which heat Q
Carnot_heat_engine
Closed thermodynamic cycle involving fluid
cycle where the working fluid goes through both subcritical and supercritical states. In particular, for power cycles the working fluid is kept in the
Transcritical_cycle
Substance introduced to reduce friction between surfaces in mutual contact
and metal working applications are also big consumers of lubricants. Although air and other gas-based lubricants are known (e.g., in fluid bearings),
Lubricant
Topics referred to by the same term
machine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. Steam Machines, a family of pre-built gaming computers designed to
Steam machine (disambiguation)
Steam_machine_(disambiguation)
Device that extracts energy from a fluid flow
turbines have a casing around the blades that contains and controls the working fluid. Modern steam turbines frequently employ both reaction and impulse in
Turbine
Extracting energy from the ocean
Closed-cycle OTEC uses working fluids that are typically thought of as refrigerants such as ammonia or R-134a. These fluids have low boiling points,
Ocean thermal energy conversion
Ocean_thermal_energy_conversion
Device for double boiling, often used for cooking and material creation
into the working fluid. The inner container, filled with the substance to be heated, fits inside the outer container filled with the working fluid (often
Bain-marie
Heat engine using mercury as its working fluid
mercury vapour turbine is a form of heat engine that uses mercury as the working fluid of its thermal cycle. A mercury vapour turbine has been used in conjunction
Mercury_vapour_turbine
Type of turbine for high-pressure gas
heat source, a cooling medium (air, water or other), a circulating working fluid and a turboexpander. The system can accommodate a wide variety of heat
Turboexpander
Engine in which fuel combusts with an oxidizer
(usually air) in a combustion chamber that is an integral part of the working fluid flow circuit. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the
Internal_combustion_engine
Coolants and lubricants used in metalworking
sought after in a good cutting fluid are the ability to: Keep the workpiece at a stable temperature (critical when working to close tolerances). Very warm
Cutting_fluid
System that converts heat or thermal energy to mechanical work
closed cycle the working fluid is retained within the engine at the completion of the cycle whereas is an open cycle the working fluid is either exchanged
Heat_engine
Nuclear spacecraft propulsion technology
chemical energy of the propellants in a chemical rocket. In an NTR, a working fluid, usually liquid hydrogen, is heated to a high temperature in a nuclear
Nuclear_thermal_rocket
Type of ejector-jet pump
a working fluid (liquid or gaseous) flows through a jet nozzle into a tube that first narrows and then expands in cross-sectional area. The fluid leaving
Vacuum_ejector
Thermodynamic cycle
operation of certain heat engines that have air or some other gas as their working fluid. It is characterized by isentropic compression and expansion, and isobaric
Brayton_cycle
Process of moving heat from one location to another in controlled conditions
transferred against the temperature gradient via the use of a heat-transfer working fluid (also known as refrigerant), which absorbs heat from a low-temperature
Refrigeration
Practical uses for Stirling engine technology
operating by cyclic compression and expansion of air or other gas, the "working fluid", at different temperature levels such that there is a net conversion
Applications of the Stirling engine
Applications_of_the_Stirling_engine
Device that transmits rotational power into linear thrust on a fluid
which exerts linear thrust upon a working fluid such as water or air when rotated. Propellers are used to pump fluid through a pipe or duct, or to create
Propeller
Device which rejects waste heat to the atmosphere through the cooling of a water stream
cool the working fluid to near the wet-bulb air temperature or, in the case of dry cooling towers, rely solely on air to cool the working fluid to near
Cooling_tower
Type of water turbine
which the working fluid comes to the turbine under immense pressure and the energy is extracted by the turbine blades from the working fluid. A part of
Francis_turbine
System for condensing gas into liquid by cooling
design variables including the working fluid, the secondary fluid, the geometry, and the material. Common secondary fluids include water, air, refrigerants
Condenser_(heat_transfer)
Heat pump driven by thermal energy
generally 0.4 to 0.5. A mixture of fluid is used as the working fluid, different concentrations of the working fluid correspond to different temperatures
Absorption_heat_pump
Thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth
subsurface working fluid that is heated in the hot rock reservoir without direct contact with rock pores and fractures. Instead, the subsurface working fluid stays
Geothermal_energy
Machine to increase pressure of gas by reducing its volume
similar to pumps: both increase the pressure on a fluid (such as a gas) and both can transport the fluid through a pipe. The main distinction is that the
Compressor
Equipment used to transfer heat between fluids
transfer heat between a source and a working fluid. Heat exchangers are used in both cooling and heating processes. The fluids may be separated by a solid wall
Heat_exchanger
Closed-loop geothermal, a new type of geothermal energy system
subsurface working fluid that is heated in a hot rock reservoir without direct contact with rock pores and fractures. Instead, the subsurface working fluid stays
Closed-loop_geothermal
Novelty toy heat engine
US patent in 1945. Arthur M. Hillery suggested the use of acetone as working fluid. It was again patented in the US by Miles V. Sullivan in 1946. He was
Drinking_bird
Working fluid in a refrigeration cycle
Refrigerants are working fluids that carry heat from a cold environment to a warm environment while circulating between them. For example, the refrigerant
Refrigerant
Mathematical models of heat pumps and refrigeration
waste-heat recovery, biomass combustion, or solar energy). When the working fluid is a gas that is compressed and expanded but does not change phase,
Heat pump and refrigeration cycle
Heat_pump_and_refrigeration_cycle
Assembly of heat engines that work in tandem from the same source of heat
completing its cycle in the first (usually gas turbine) engine, the working fluid (the exhaust) is still hot enough that a second subsequent heat engine
Combined-cycle_power_plant
Performance measure of a device that uses thermal energy
the working fluid in the cycle, and how it is removed. The Carnot cycle achieves maximum efficiency because all the heat is added to the working fluid at
Thermal_efficiency
Magnetohydrodynamic converter that transforms thermal and kinetic energy into electricity
the heat is transferred to another working fluid. Instead, they use the hot exhaust directly as the working fluid. In the case of a coal plant, the exhaust
Magnetohydrodynamic_generator
Type of chemical mixture
Cycle. The changing temperature of the zeotropic working fluid can be matched to that of the fluid being heated or cooled to save waste heat because
Zeotropic_mixture
Machine for continuous flow gas compression
compressor that continuously pressurizes a working fluid. It is a rotating, airfoil-based device in which the fluid flows primarily in one direction parallel
Axial_compressor
Device for slowing down large vehicles
retardation is required, fluid (oil or water) is pumped into the chamber, and the viscous drag induced will slow the vehicle. The working fluid will heat, and is
Retarder (mechanical engineering)
Retarder_(mechanical_engineering)
Classification of reciprocating engine cylinders
on how the working fluid acts on the piston. A single-acting cylinder in a reciprocating engine is a cylinder in which the working fluid acts on one
Single- and double-acting cylinders
Single-_and_double-acting_cylinders
Factors of general intelligence
The concepts of fluid intelligence (gf) and crystallized intelligence (gc) were introduced in 1943 by the psychologist Raymond Cattell. According to Cattell's
Fluid and crystallized intelligence
Fluid_and_crystallized_intelligence
Graph relating temperature and entropy during a thermodynamic process or cycle
Pressure–volume diagram Rankine cycle Saturation vapor curve Working fluid Working fluid selection "Temperature Entropy (T–s) Diagram - Thermodynamics
Temperature–entropy_diagram
Chemical compound
turbines to be more compact. N2O4 was the main component of the "nitrin" working fluid in the decommissioned Pamir-630D portable nuclear reactor, which operated
Dinitrogen_tetroxide
Turbine in which working fluid flows parallel to the shaft
turbine in which the flow of the working fluid is parallel to the shaft, as opposed to radial turbines, where the fluid runs around a shaft, as in a watermill
Axial_turbine
Refrigeration system that cools to below 120 K
cryocoolers use a cryogenic fluid as the working substance and employ moving parts to cycle the fluid around a thermodynamic cycle. The fluid is typically compressed
Cryocooler
Device that collects heat
sunlight. The energy is then collected by cooling the plate with a working fluid, often water or glycol running in pipes attached to the plate. Concentrating
Solar_thermal_collector
Thermodynamic cycle for spark ignition piston engines
difference between the heat produced and the heat removed. A mass of air (working fluid) is drawn into the cylinder, from 0 to 1, at atmospheric pressure (constant
Otto_cycle
Aerodynamic phenomenon
is heated by a heat-exchanger or radiator containing a hot working fluid. Typically the fluid is a coolant carrying waste heat from an internal combustion
Meredith_effect
Diagram of the component velocities of a turbomachine's working fluid
a triangle representing the various components of velocities of the working fluid in a turbomachine. Velocity triangles may be drawn for both the inlet
Velocity_triangle
Thrust produced by ejecting a jet of fluid
propulsion of an object in one direction, produced by ejecting a jet of fluid in the opposite direction. By Newton's third law, the moving body is propelled
Jet_propulsion
Use of sunlight for water heating with a solar thermal collector
residential and some industrial applications. A Sun-facing collector heats a working fluid that passes into a storage system for later use. SWH are active (pumped)
Solar_water_heating
High vacuum pump
modern diffusion pumps use silicone oil or polyphenyl ethers as the working fluid.[not verified in body] In the late 19th century, most vacuums were created
Diffusion_pump
Internal combustion engine designs
each injection of fuel. These designs use either steam or air as the working fluid for the additional power stroke. The designs in which the six strokes
Six-stroke_engine
External combustion engine using air as the working fluid
combustion engines, in which heat is added to the working fluid by combustion of fuel within the working cylinder. Continuous combustion types, such as George
Hot_air_engine
Device for controlled nuclear reactions
more energy-dense than coal. Heat from nuclear fission is passed to a working fluid coolant. In commercial reactors, this drives turbines and electrical
Nuclear_reactor
Linked cyclic series of thermodynamic processes
to its initial state. In the process of passing through a cycle, the working fluid (system) may convert heat from a warm source into useful work, and dispose
Thermodynamic_cycle
Type of nozzle
or plug around which the working fluid flows. Plug nozzles have applications in aircraft, rockets, and numerous other fluid flow devices. Common garden
Plug_nozzle
Thermodynamic cycle that includes the basic Stirling engine
defined as a closed regenerative cycle with a gaseous working fluid. "Closed cycle" means the working fluid is permanently contained within the thermodynamic
Stirling_cycle
Type of solar furnace with a tower receiving focused light
potassium nitrate, 60% sodium nitrate) as the working fluids are now in operation. These working fluids have high heat capacity, which can be used to
Solar_power_tower
Gas turbine using a working fluid in a closed loop
turbine that uses a gas (e.g. air, nitrogen, helium, argon, etc.) for the working fluid as part of a closed thermodynamic system. Heat is supplied from an external
Closed-cycle_gas_turbine
Nuclear power safety method that does not require electrical power nor intervention
A to D depending on what the system does not make use of: no moving working fluid no moving mechanical part no signal inputs of 'intelligence' no external
Passive_nuclear_safety
Sub-class of turbomachinery
They achieve pressure rise by adding energy to the continuous flow of fluid through the rotor/impeller. The equation in the next section shows this
Centrifugal_compressor
Type of turbine
the flow of the working fluid is radial to the shaft. The difference between axial and radial turbines consists in the way the fluid flows through the
Radial_turbine
French physicist and engineer (1796–1832)
steam with a different working fluid?". Engineers in Carnot's time had tried, using highly pressurized steam and other fluids, to improve the efficiency
Nicolas_Léonard_Sadi_Carnot
Vehicle propulsion using electromagnetic fields
laboratory. Both systems can put the working fluid in motion according to two main designs: Internal flow when the fluid is accelerated within and propelled
Magnetohydrodynamic_drive
Regulation of the temperature of electronic circuitry to prevent inefficiency or failure
to return the working fluid from the evaporator to the condenser. The pipe contains both saturated liquid and vapor of a working fluid (such as water
Thermal management (electronics)
Thermal_management_(electronics)
Mechanism for automatically controlling the speed of an engine
that controls the speed of an engine by regulating the flow of fuel or working fluid, so as to maintain a near-constant speed. It uses the principle of proportional
Centrifugal_governor
Refrigeration process
water is carried away by gravity or a condensate pump. The selection of working fluid has a significant impact on the performance of the refrigeration cycles
Vapor-compression refrigeration
Vapor-compression_refrigeration
Power plant component
the inevitable irreversibilities associated with heat transfer to the working fluid (water). See the article on the second law of thermodynamics for a further
Feedwater_heater
Device that imparts energy to the fluids by mechanical action
A pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases), or sometimes slurries, by mechanical action, typically converted from electrical energy into hydraulic
Pump
Nano-aluminum powder rocket propellant
contribute to expansion without another gas present to function as a working fluid. This generally has relegated aluminum's role in rocketry to that of
ALICE_(propellant)
Monte Carlo sedan to use this turbine system. It used a proprietary working fluid dubbed Learium, possibly a chlorofluorocarbon similar to DuPont Freon
History of steam road vehicles
History_of_steam_road_vehicles
Type of spacecraft propulsion system
thermal rocket, which directly uses reactor heat to add energy to a working fluid, which is then expelled out of a rocket nozzle. The key elements to
Nuclear_electric_rocket
Subset of irreversible thermodynamics
Consider a heat engine, with a single working fluid cycling around the engine. On one side, the working fluid has temperature T H ′ {\displaystyle T_{H}'}
Endoreversible_thermodynamics
of the nozzle to that of an ideal nozzle which expands an identical working fluid from the same initial conditions to the same exit pressures. Mathematically
Discharge_coefficient
Device purported to be used by Archimedes to burn Roman ships
engine Solar furnace – Focal point for concentrated sunlight; contains working fluid to be heated Hippias, 2 (cf. Galen, On temperaments 3.2, who mentions
Archimedes'_heat_ray
Industrial means of refining bauxite to produce alumina
of the caustic material, and increased viscosity and density of the working fluid. For bauxites having more than 10% silica, the Bayer process becomes
Bayer_process
compressible fluid dynamics (NICFD), or non ideal gas dynamics, is a branch of fluid mechanics studying the dynamic behavior of fluids not obeying ideal-gas
Non ideal compressible fluid dynamics
Non_ideal_compressible_fluid_dynamics
Machine that converts one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy (of motion)
where an internal working fluid is heated by combustion of an external source, through the engine wall or a heat exchanger. The fluid then, by expanding
Engine
Scalar physical quantities representing system states
total energy rather than to thermodynamic potentials. For example, the working fluid in a steam engine sitting on top of Mount Everest has higher total energy
Thermodynamic_potential
Mass fraction of a saturated mixture which is vapor
independent intensive properties to specify the thermodynamic state of the working fluid of a thermodynamic system. It has no meaning for substances which are
Vapor_quality
Two caisson lift lock near Anderton, Cheshire, England
for concern was corrosion of the pistons. The use of canal water as a working fluid in the hydraulic system and the immersion of the pistons in the wet
Anderton_Boat_Lift
Passive heat exchanger that transfers heat
transfers the heat generated by an electronic or a mechanical device to a fluid medium, often air or a liquid coolant, where it is dissipated away from
Heat_sink
Power plant that generates electricity from heat energy
Rankine cycle, Brayton cycle, etc.). The most common cycle involves a working fluid (often water) heated and boiled under high pressure in a pressure vessel
Thermal_power_station
Machine for exchanging energy with a fluid
energy between a rotor and a fluid, including both turbines and compressors. While a turbine transfers energy from a fluid to a rotor, a compressor transfers
Turbomachinery
Use of a fluid to perform analog or digital operations
Fluidics, or fluidic logic, is the use of a fluid to perform analog or digital operations similar to those performed with electronics. The physical basis
Fluidics
WORKING FLUID
WORKING FLUID
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Devon)
English (chiefly Devon) : from a Middle English pet form of the Old English personal name Hocca.Dutch : patronymic from Hock 4.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at a place where wood was cut, Middle English wo(o)ding.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a diminutive of Middle English cok ‘cock’ (see Cocke).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Waring.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Lancashire and Cheshire)
English (mainly Lancashire and Cheshire) : unexplained.Probably an altered form of German Dornig, which is probably a nickname for someone with a sharp tongue, from an adjectival derivative of Middle High German, Middle Low German dorn ‘thorn’. The suffixes -ig and -ing were often interchanged in Pennsylvania German and elsewhere. The name may also refer to a sloe bush.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Markin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling Waring.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hoskin.
Boy/Male
German French
Famous in battle.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman personal name Warin, derived from Germanic war(in) ‘guard’, and used as a short form of various compound names with this first element. Compare, for example, Warner 2. The name was popular in France and among the Normans, partly as a result of the popularity of the Carolingian lay Guérin de Montglave.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Oxfordshire and West Sussex named Goring, from Old English GÄringas ‘people of GÄra’, a short form of the various compound names with the first element gÄr ‘spear’.German (Göring) : see Goering.
Boy/Male
French, German
Renowned Warrior's Son; From Lorraine; Son of the Famous Warrior
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset)
English (Somerset) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a diminutive of Moore 2, 3.North German (Möring) : patronymic from the nickname Mohr (see Mohr 2).North German (Möring) : habitational name from Möringen or Möhringen near Stendal and Stettin.Dutch : variant of Morin.
Boy/Male
German
Renowned Warrior's Son
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places called Worthing, in Sussex and Norfolk. The Norfolk place name is probably from Old English worðign ‘the enclosure’, while the Sussex one is derived from an unattested Old English personal name, Weorð, (from Old English weorð ‘worthy’) + -ingas ‘people of’.
Boy/Male
Latin Teutonic
True.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Dear 1.German (Döring) : see Doering.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : ethnic name from Old French Lohereng ‘man from Lorraine’ (see Lorraine).
Boy/Male
Muslim
Good looking, Bright like morning
WORKING FLUID
WORKING FLUID
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Drawing; Marking
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Hidden Treasure
Boy/Male
Czechoslovakian
Shoemaker.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Friendship; Love
Surname or Lastname
English (South Yorkshire)
English (South Yorkshire) : variant spelling of Paramore.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Parsi
Peaceful
Girl/Female
Hindu
The king, South indians add Anna as a mark of respect which literally means brother or elder one
Girl/Female
Indian
Chief
Boy/Male
Muslim
Ruby stone
Girl/Female
Muslim Arabic
One who weans. Daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
WORKING FLUID
WORKING FLUID
WORKING FLUID
WORKING FLUID
WORKING FLUID
a.
Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with adjectives; as, good-looking, grand-looking, etc.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Word
n.
The act or manner of expressing in words; style of expression; phrasing.
a.
Pertaining to the first part or early part of the day; being in the early part of the day; as, morning dew; morning light; morning service.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Worm
a.
Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used for rocking.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Cork
n.
The act of one who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or disposition of marks or coloring; as, the marking of a bird's plumage.
n.
The act or art of working or forging metals, as iron, into any desired shape.
n.
The morning of yesterday.
a.
Wonder-working.
a.
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, working days, or workdays; everyday; hence, plodding; hard-working.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Work
a.
Wetting thoroughly; drenching; as, a soaking rain.
a.
Distressing; worrying; perplexing; corroding; as, carking cares.
n.
A coarse woolen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc.; -- so called from the town of Bocking, in England, where it was first made.
v. i.
A horizontal working forming one of a series, the working faces of which present the appearance of a flight of steps.
a.
Looking on or forward.