How to Use working fluid in a Sentence

working fluid

noun
  • Warm water heats a low-boiling-point working fluid, producing vapor that drives a turbine.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Then the vaporized working fluid enters another heat exchanger (condenser) that is in contact with cold water.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The warm water passes through a heat exchanger (evaporator) that is in contact with ammonia or other working fluid.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The Carbon One project uses carbon dioxide in a supercritical state as its working fluid.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
  • Engines that convert heat into work typically operate in cycles, allowing a working fluid to absorb heat, expand, and drive a turbine.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026
  • To harness the small temperature differential, most groups generate power by heating and cooling a working fluid that naturally boils at a low temperature, such as ammonia.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than adding a cycle that evaporates and condenses a separate working fluid like ammonia, NIOT’s plant will evaporate seawater at low temperature.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026

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