Sandia mini-reactor fits in three-storey office space

The Sandia mini-reactor would be about the size of a two- or three-storey office building. At its heart is a small uranium core submerged in a tank of liquid sodium. The sodium capturies the high temperatures of the core and carries it to a heat exchanger, where liquid carbon dioxide then absorbs the heat. The [...]

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 [...]

Global Heat Exchanger Gets New Name: “Conco Industrial Services Corporation”

“It’s a new name but still the same commitment to innovative heat exchanger services.” Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) February 20, 2009 — Conco Systems, Inc. announced today that the company shareholders and board of directors approved a name change of wholly owned Global Heat Exchanger, Inc. to Conco Industrial Services Corporation effective immediately.    The name Global Heat [...]