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heat exchanger basics

A ‘heat exchanger’ may be defined as equipment that transfers the energy from a hot fluid to a cold fluid. Here, the process of heating or cooling occurs. In heat exchangers the temperature of each fluid changes as it passes through the exchangers.
Examples of heat exchangers
• Intercoolers and heaters
• Regenerators; refrigeration units
• Automobile radiators
• Milk [...]

An Introduction to Heat Exchanger

A heat exchanger is an equipment or device built for efficient heat transfer from one medium to another, whether the media are separated by a solid wall so that they never mix, or the media are in direct contact. Heat exchanger are widely used in refrigeration, space heating, air conditioning, power plants, chemical plants, petrochemical [...]

Who Invented the Electric Water Heater?

The answer to who invented the electric water heater begins around 1850 with an experiment that was created in which both water and bath, on the underneath side, were heated by gas jets. An Englishman Benjamin Maughan, however in 1868 invented the first instant water heater called “The Geyser”, a device where the water was [...]

Home-heating advice can fuel savings

By: JEANNIE GRIMWOOD

There are different home-heating systems that can save you more money on fuel costs. Those of you that are using wood stoves can get even better use of your burn time by the following methods.
Before every heating season, have chimney stacks adequately cleaned to aid drafting and prevent stack fires. Green and unseasoned [...]

What is a Heat Exchanger?

A heat exchanger is a device that is used to transfer heat from one fluid to another fluid and at the same time preventing the two fluids from coming in contact with one another. There are three main types of heat exchanger. They are as follows:

air-cooled
shell and tube
plate heat exchangers

Dividing the two fluids is usually [...]

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