heat exchanger

noun

1. a device for transferring the heat of one substance to another, as from the exhaust gases to the incoming air in a regenerative furnace.

heat exchanger

noun

1. a device for transferring heat from one fluid to another without allowing them to mix

Word History and Origins

Origin of heat exchanger¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Once heated, the air then indirectly heats the incoming ventilation via a heat exchanger.

From Science Daily

Some of the steam generated by the kettles is captured by a heat exchanger, which allows the brewer to use this waste heat in the next batch of brewing.

From BBC

Calhoun said 787 deliveries are being held up due to shortages of both airline seats and a part called the heat exchanger in the jet engine.

From Seattle Times

Geothermal systems bring heat from underground using piped fluids, then use a heat exchanger to transfer it to a building’s ventilation system.

From Seattle Times

Binary power plants create energy through a heat exchanger “with no emissions whatsoever of geothermal fluid or gases,” he said.

From New York Times