heat exchanger en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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Any device (such as a radiator) that transfers heat from one fluid to another via a separating wall.
The transmission oil is cooled in a heat exchanger through which the cooling water is circulated, to assist rapid warming of the engine system and to bring engine and transmission into their true interdependence.
1960 June, “The N.B. Loco. Co. diesel-hydraulic Type "2" locomotive”, in Trains Illustrated, page 345:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| heat exchangers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (16)
de Wärmetauscher (device for transferring heat) · ka თბოგადამცემი (device for transferring heat) · pl wymiennik ciepła (device for transferring heat) · fi lämmönvaihdin (device for transferring heat) · el εναλλάκτης θερμότητας (device for transferring heat) · it scambiatore di calore (device for transferring heat) · ca intercanviador de calor (device for transferring heat) · es intercambiador de calor (device for transferring heat) · tr eşanjör (device for transferring heat) · fi lämmönsiirrin (device for transferring heat) · gl intercambiador de calor (device for transferring heat) · nb varmeveksler (device for transferring heat) · nn varmevekslar (device for transferring heat) · ru теплообме́нник (device for transferring heat) · ga malartóir teasa (device for transferring heat) · tl pampalitang-init (device for transferring heat)