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

Heat is sourced from the surrounding air or the ground and then passes through a heat exchanger and eventually, into the home. —Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025

With its hosed fuel connection, the system doesn't stack vertically together for use as neatly as the Primus Lite or Jetboil stoves, but the Ulti pot's heat exchanger sits low and stable atop the burner when in use. —New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2025

Photo : Vigilante 4x4 Keeping the engine happy dictated cramming a heat exchanger, an AC condenser, a transmission cooler, all the fluid plumbing, and an 850-watt variable-speed Vintage Air cooling fan into the iconic Jeep’s front-grille area. —Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025

The former usually has two heat exchangers while the latter has one, manufacturer Navien explains. —Addy Bink, The Hill, 6 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