| heat exchanger n. A device, such as an automobile radiator, used to transfer heat from a fluid on one side of a barrier to a fluid on the other side without bringing the fluids into direct contact. |   parallel flow heat exhanger |
heat exchanger
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(Physics / General Physics) a device for transferring heat from one fluid to another without allowing them to mix
| heat exchanger A device used to transfer heat from one fluid to another without direct contact of the fluids. Heat exchangers usually maximize the transfer of heat by maximizing the contact surface area between fluids, as when the warmer fluid is passed through a series of coils or thin plates. A car radiator is a heat exchanger, transferring the heat in a liquid that has circulated through the engine to the air. |  parallel-flow heat exchanger |
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| Noun | 1. | heat exchanger - device that transfers heat from one liquid to another without allowing them to mix device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
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