(chemical engineering) A device, system, or vessel in which chemical reactions take place because of heat (no catalysis); for example, thermal cracking, thermal reforming, or thermal polymerization.
(nucleonics) A nuclear reactor in which fission is induced primarily by neutrons of such low energy that they are in substantial thermal equilibrium with the material of the core.
thermal reactor
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator
Antonym: fast reactor (meaning #1)
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