Système d'exploitationEn informatique, un système d'exploitation (souvent appelé OS — de l'anglais operating system — ou parfois SE — en français) est un ensemble de programmes qui dirige l'utilisation des ressources d'un ordinateur par des logiciels applicatifs. Il reçoit des demandes d'utilisation des ressources de l'ordinateur de la part des logiciels applicatifs. Le système d'exploitation gère les demandes ainsi que les ressources nécessaires évitant les interférences entre les logiciels.
Éthylène glycolL'éthylène glycol ou glycol ou encore éthane-1,2-diol est le plus simple composé chimique de la famille des glycols. Sa formule semi-développée est et sa formule brute . L'éthylène glycol est fréquemment employé en tant qu'antigel, dans le liquide de refroidissement des automobiles. À température ambiante, c'est un liquide visqueux incolore et sans odeur, avec un goût sucré. L'éthylène glycol est toxique et son ingestion nécessite des soins médicaux urgents.
Global atmospheric electrical circuitA global atmospheric electrical circuit is the continuous movement of atmospheric charge carriers, such as ions, between an upper conductive layer (often an ionosphere) and surface. The global circuit concept is closely related to atmospheric electricity, but not all atmospheres necessarily have a global electric circuit. The basic concept of a global circuit is that through the balance of thunderstorms and fair weather, the atmosphere is subject to a continual and substantial electrical current.
Wet scrubberThe term wet scrubber describes a variety of devices that remove pollutants from a furnace flue gas or from other gas streams. In a wet scrubber, the polluted gas stream is brought into contact with the scrubbing liquid, by spraying it with the liquid, by forcing it through a pool of liquid, or by some other contact method, so as to remove the pollutants. Particle collection in wet scrubbers The design of wet scrubbers or any air pollution control device depends on the industrial process conditions and the nature of the air pollutants involved.
Atmospheric electricityAtmospheric electricity describes the electrical charges in the Earth's atmosphere (or that of another planet). The movement of charge between the Earth's surface, the atmosphere, and the ionosphere is known as the global atmospheric electrical circuit. Atmospheric electricity is an interdisciplinary topic with a long history, involving concepts from electrostatics, atmospheric physics, meteorology and Earth science. Thunderstorms act as a giant battery in the atmosphere, charging up the electrosphere to about 400,000 volts with respect to the surface.
