Definition of Heat exchanger

1. Noun. Device that transfers heat from one liquid to another without allowing them to mix.

Generic synonyms: Device

Definition of Heat exchanger

1. Noun. (physics) Any device (such as a radiator) that transfers heat from one fluid to another via a separating wall ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heat Exchanger

heat capacity
heat coagulation test
heat content
heat cramp
heat cramps
heat death
heat death of the universe
heat deaths
heat detector
heat detectors
heat dissipation
heat dump
heat energy
heat engine
heat engines
heat exchanger (current term)
heat exchangers
heat exhaustion
heat flash
heat haze
heat hazes
heat hyperpyrexia
heat illness
heat index
heat indices
heat instability test
heat intolerance
heat lamp
heat lightning
heat map

Literary usage of Heat exchanger

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Utilisation and Reliability of High Power Proton Accelerators: Workshop by NEA Nuclear Science Committee (2003)
"The heat exchanger is also designed by IPPE. It is an annular, counter-flow design using water at room temperature and atmospheric pressure as the cooling ..."

2. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"The oil is heated in a heat-exchanger coil in the incinerator. An auxiliary heater (oil fired) is provided to ensure that adequate input will be available. ..."

3. Tapping the Earths Natural Heat by Wendell A. Duffield, John H. Sass, Michael L. Sorey (1995)
"It may occur naturally, if the cooled layer of solidified magma forms shrinkage cracks and splits away from the heat exchanger; physical agitation of the ..."

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