When heat must be dissipated from a process fluid — either liquid or gas — it is usually transferred to another fluid — either liquid or gas — using a heat exchanger. The two most common types of heat exchangers are liquid-to-liquid and liquid-to-air. 

Here is a handy index of the year in Process Heating, 2018.

Few perfect things are perfect in this world — though a baby’s smile, beachfront sunsets and a pitcher who retires 27 consecutive batters come to mind. Unfortunately, for those who operate industrial facilities, hot-water heating, process loops or closed-loop cooling-water recirculation systems are not among them.

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Our Equipment Overview on Heat Exchangers offers a side-by-side comparison of industrial heat exchanger manufacturers to show you which companies manufacture the types you want.

Thermal heat-exchange surfaces are used on vessels for controlling temperature and quality of the contents of the vessel. Heat exchange surfaces can be designed for heating or cooling. Jacketed vessels are used in many industries and can be used to remove the elevated heat of reaction (heat reactor vessel) or reduce the viscosity of high viscous fluids.

Graphite heat exchangers are well suited and cost effective for highly corrosive processes used in industries such as chemicals, metallurgy and pharmaceuticals.

Unicus is designed to provide effective heat transfer with difficult materials, particularly those which have a high fouling potential yet need delicate handling. 

Recent energy cost increases and the introduction of anaerobic thermophilic processes as part of wasted industrial process and municipal-sludge digestion has prompted the use of heat recovery exchangers. 

Manufactured (or synthetic) polymers were introduced in the 1800s, and since then, they have contributed significantly to our quality of life. Many products we rely on daily would not be possible without plastics, and those that would be possible without plastics have been vastly improved with plastics.