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Waste heat recovery units
Industrial machinery; Refrigeration & heat exchange
A Waste Heat Recovery Unit (WHRU) is a heat exchanger that recovers heat from a hot gas stream while transferring it to a working medium, typically water or oils. The hot gas stream can be the ...
Dynamic scraped surface heat exchanger
Industrial machinery; Refrigeration & heat exchange
This is mainly used for heating or cooling with high-viscosity products, crystallisation processes, evaporation and high-fouling applications. Long running times are achieved due to the continuous ...
Pillow plate heat exchanger
Industrial machinery; Refrigeration & heat exchange
The pillow plate is constructed using a thin sheet of metal spot-welded to the surface of another thicker sheet of metal. The thin plate is welded in a regular pattern of dots or with a serpentine ...
Fluid heat exchangers
Industrial machinery; Refrigeration & heat exchange
This is a heat exchanger with a gas passing upwards through a shower of fluid (often water), and the fluid is then taken elsewhere before being cooled. This is commonly used for cooling gases whilst ...
Vortex tube
Industrial machinery; Refrigeration & heat exchange
The vortex tube, also known as the Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube, is a mechanical device that separates a compressed gas into hot and cold streams. It has no moving parts.
Stirling cycle
Industrial machinery; Refrigeration & heat exchange
The Stirling cycle is a thermodynamic cycle that describes the general class of Stirling devices. The cycle is reversible, meaning that if supplied with mechanical power, it can function as a heat ...
Steam jet cooling
Industrial machinery; Refrigeration & heat exchange
Steam jet cooling uses a high-pressure jet of steam to cool water or other fluid media. Typical uses include industrial sites, where a suitable steam supply already exists for other purposes or, ...
