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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Photo : Vigilante 4x4 Keeping the engine happy dictated cramming a heat exchanger, an AC condenser, a transmission cooler, all the fluid plumbing, and an 850-watt variable-speed Vintage Air cooling fan into the iconic Jeep’s front-grille area. Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025 The former usually has two heat exchangers while the latter has one, manufacturer Navien explains. Addy Bink, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025 The company’s key products for data centers are thermal connectors and heat exchangers. Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025 Pumps circulate the coolant within the main component fluid chamber and pass it to a heat exchanger around the back for cooling down before pumping it back in. John Burek, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for heat exchanger 

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of heat exchanger was in 1902

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“Heat exchanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20exchanger. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

heat exchanger

noun
: a device (as an automobile radiator) for transferring heat from one fluid to another without allowing them to mix

Medical Definition

heat exchanger

noun
heat ex·​chang·​er -iks-ˌchānj-ər How to pronounce heat exchanger (audio)
: 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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