heat exchanger
noun
: a device (such as an automobile radiator) for transferring heat from one fluid to another without allowing them to mix
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When in a supercritical state, water has lower viscosity than liquid water, yet higher than steam, allowing for improved flow dynamics in turbines and heat exchangers.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
An outdoor heat exchanger, or coil, absorbs the heat into the heat-pump system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2024
Heat is sourced from the surrounding air or the ground and then passes through a heat exchanger and eventually, into the home.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025
With its hosed fuel connection, the system doesn't stack vertically together for use as neatly as the Primus Lite or Jetboil stoves, but the Ulti pot's heat exchanger sits low and stable atop the burner when in use.
—New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2025
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
An outdoor heat exchanger, or coil, absorbs the heat into the heat-pump system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2024
Heat is sourced from the surrounding air or the ground and then passes through a heat exchanger and eventually, into the home.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025
With its hosed fuel connection, the system doesn't stack vertically together for use as neatly as the Primus Lite or Jetboil stoves, but the Ulti pot's heat exchanger sits low and stable atop the burner when in use.
—New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Heat exchanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20exchanger. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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heat exchanger
noun
heat ex·chang·er
-iks-ˌchānj-ər 
: a device (as in an apparatus for extracorporeal blood circulation) for transferring heat from one fluid to another without allowing them to mix
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