Without the special heat exchanger that cools down the necessary oil that enables my car to function, I would not be able to drive at all. It is amazing that one aspect of a complex internal structure can make or break a design and cars seem to have a number of these irreplaceable pieces. An oil cooler is one that is required for Continue reading
Plate & Frame Heat Exchanger Photo Courtesy of Tranter®, Inc.
A proper design can affect the popularity of a product in multiple ways. Is it easy to manufacture and install? Does the design enable a low amount of maintenance once it has been purchased? Will the design produce the maximum amount of efficiency possible? Is the product effective at the purpose it is supposed to be accomplishing? These are questions that many buyers should and do ask when they are Continue reading
Heat Exchanger Photo Courtesy of Lytron Affinity Chillers and Heat Exchangers.
It is impossible to make a footprint in water, the physical sort of footprint that you can make in sand or dirt or even an extra thick carpet. A carbon footprint though, is another story completely. The average American produces more than twice the global per-capita average of carbon emissions. There are many ways utilized in today’s society that this average can go down for Continue reading
Heat Exchanger Photos Courtesy of Rubicon Industries Corp.
If your company needs a cooling or heating system to maintain the health and productivity of another system, then exploring the world of heat exchangers should be at the top of your list. Whether your company is based in the petroleum, biotech, chemical, paper, food and dairy, automotive, aerospace, marine, medical or pharmaceutical industry, the heating and cooling systems you depend on are dependent on Continue reading
Plate-Fin Heat Exchanger Photo Courtesy of Lytron Inc. Heat Exchangers.
A plate heat exchanger is designed with a sandwich in mind, although not one that you would want to eat. Essentially, the multiple metal plates that are stacked on top of each other like layers of salami, ham and turkey, creating thin pockets in between these layers. These layers are where the liquid is cooled down or heated up when it is passing through the heat exchanger. Because the liquid being drawn through a Continue reading
A fascinating process within the functions of the family of heat exchangers is waste heat recovery. Waste heat is a created and discarded during a variety of industrial and residential activities such as heat escaping from small leaks in steam pipes, fuel combustion and chemical reactions as well. The waste heat produced as a byproduct from these and Continue reading
I know that when I am considering what style or model of product to buy, a self-cleaning component is going to sell me every time. When a characteristic as convenient as that is combined with a product like heat exchangers, which are already energy efficient, process quickly with high productivity rates and Continue reading
As one of the most basic and commonly used heat exchanger designs in the business, understanding the construction and key components of shell and tube heat exchangers is advisable. Available in a wide range of sizes, its innate mechanical ruggedness ensures that it will work well and last a long time for its various heating and cooling customer needs. Because the metal material of both the shell tube and Continue reading
The variety of ship styles is vast, as are the purposes each style is meant to serve. Yachts are play things that take short cruises but are expected to be luxurious, while container vessels need to be fast and durable so their cargo reaches its destination unharmed and on time. Military ships serve an all together other purpose, exploring the open seas and protecting their country borders for months at a time. Offshore oil rigs are another extreme example of Continue reading