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heat exchanger
noun
: a device (such as an automobile radiator) for transferring heat from one fluid to another without allowing them to mix
Examples of heat exchanger in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
An outdoor heat exchanger, or coil, absorbs the heat into the heat pump system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2024
Lenovo’s fifth generation of the Neptune cooling system utilizes direct-to-chip and a rear door heat exchanger to deliver system-level cooling.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Researchers will use the facility to test components and technologies such as heat exchangers, compressors, and turbines for use with supercritical CO2.
—David Wagman, IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2018
Adding a couple of heat exchangers yields a cooling chamber.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2023
Relying on a ceramic multilayer capacitor, this regenerative heat exchanger (a.k.a. regenerator) features a difference in temperature more than 50 percent greater than any electrocaloric that preceded it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2023
An additional heat exchanger in the Corvette’s nose keeps that motor cool.
—David Beard, Car and Driver, 27 Feb. 2023
When a hot water faucet is turned on, cold water flows through a heat exchanger in the unit, and either a natural gas burner or an electric element heats the water.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2023
The cooled transfer liquid then returns to the internal heat exchangers to repeat the cycle.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Feb. 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
1902, in the meaning defined above
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“Heat exchanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20exchanger. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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
: 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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