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

Once released, the cryogenic hydrogen becomes a cold gas, which is then warmed via a heat exchanger before entering the fuel cells. —David Blekhman, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025

The sleeve design that Holtec is proposing for the repairs has not been installed in steam generators before, though it has been used in other heat exchangers at nuclear plants, according to a company filing. —Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025

This heat exchanger system was used because the water coming up was highly corrosive, so the exchanger protected the generating gear. —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

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for heat exchanger

• arranger
• endanger
• changer
• danger
• manger
• ranger
• stranger

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