Bulk Powders Heat Exchanger Technology

There are a lot of ways on how to heat and cool bulk goods and most often than not these methods differ in various aspects for a fact that they were not created equal. For instance, some technologies heat and cool bulk products with out the use of air while other processing technologies were entirely [...]

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 [...]

Geothermal Heat Pumps for Houses

One type of heating system that is starting to gain popularity in home construction, is the installation of geothermal heat pumps (also called GeoExchange, earth-coupled, ground source or water-source heat pump). Basically this system replaces all fuel-fed furnaces and air conditioners by having a pump buried deep in the ground. The pump circulates hot and [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

SmartHeat Technology

SmartHeat Inc. (www.smartheatinc.com) is a US company with its primary operations in China. SmartHeat is a market leader in China`s “green” technology heat energy saving industry. SmartHeat manufactures standard plate heat exchangers and custom plate heat exchanger units — technology that helps to capture and recycle waste heat thus reducing fossil fuel related costs and [...]