heat exchanger basics

Heat exchanger is a very important equipment in processing industry. A ‘heat exchanger’ may be defined as equipment that transfers the energy from a hot fluid to a cold fluid. The process of heating or cooling occurs in the heat exchanger. In heat exchangers the temperature of each fluid changes as it passes through 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 [...]

Heat Exchanger Websites and Blogs

I will be listing all websites, blogs, forums etc that is related to Heat Exchangers. If you happen to know interesting and informative heat exchanger sites, please feel free to let me know (by contacting me via the contact form). If you have your own heat exchanger site, feel free to provide me relevant details [...]

Cleaning Your Heat Exchanger Tubes

Cleaning your heat exchanger tubes is a job anyone can do if they know how. If you are a do it yourself then you should have no trouble with this task. There are several methods to clean exchanger tubes. Here are a few of them; one is to use chemicals for the cleaning. Another is [...]

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 [...]

Used APV Plate Heat Exchanger for Sale

Are you looking for a used plate heat exchanger? If the answer is yes, check out this short video. It’s a one(1) used APV Plate Heat Exchanger. Model R-55, Serial number 2229, W/O 11157. stainless steel plates, 133 plates. Plates: 16.5″ wide x 60″ tall. Last used in a juice plant. Ingalls Process Equipment Company [...]