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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This heat exchanger system was used because the water coming up was highly corrosive, so the exchanger protected the generating gear.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
The cases circulate the synthetic liquid between a main component chamber and a heat exchanger in the back of the case via hoses and pumps.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 12 Jan. 2025
Other key reasons, though, include Dover’s capacity to reshape its business portfolio to focus on faster-growing, higher-margin areas, along with its exposure to lucrative trends such as the data center buildout due to the company’s thermal connectors and heat exchangers.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 May 2025
This water joins with the water from the chip-cooling systems at an average temperature of around 60°C (140°F), then flows to a heat exchanger, where it is cooled.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
The cases circulate the synthetic liquid between a main component chamber and a heat exchanger in the back of the case via hoses and pumps.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 12 Jan. 2025
Other key reasons, though, include Dover’s capacity to reshape its business portfolio to focus on faster-growing, higher-margin areas, along with its exposure to lucrative trends such as the data center buildout due to the company’s thermal connectors and heat exchangers.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 May 2025
This water joins with the water from the chip-cooling systems at an average temperature of around 60°C (140°F), then flows to a heat exchanger, where it is cooled.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 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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