Water to water heat exchangers transfer heat energy from one liquid to another without bringing the two liquids into direct contact in a similar method as air to air heat exchangers. Typically with a shell and tube or spiral design, water to water heat exchangers work through forcing hot fluids to flow through heat-conducting tubes over which liquid coolants flow. The heat is absorbed by the coolants and thus removed from the water, dropping its core temperature and allowing it to move on in its process.
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Industrial Heat Transfer, Inc.Coon Valley, WI 608-452-3103 Industrial Heat Transfer has collected immense amounts of experience over the years and therefore provides customers with a design and manufacture team that knows all the ins and outs of water to water heat exchangers. They pride themselves on the quality of their services and products, which are varied enough to meet the requirements of even the pickiest customer.
HEXECO, Inc.Berlin, WI 920-361-3440 Designing standard heating and cooling products as well as customized models for more complex applications, Hexeco Inc. is prepared to meet the needs of every customer that enters their doors. Water to water heat exchangers are one product among many that these knowledgeable manufacturers can and do produce. With such experience, you can not go wrong by seeking out the team at Hexeco Inc.
Tranter®, Inc.Wichita Falls, TX 940-723-7125 Whether you are a system designer, a manufacturing or utilities manager, or a maintenance professional, the team at Tranter® offers you exciting money-saving potential. A global heat transfer company with representatives around the world, Tranter® makes the desires of the customer their first priority and never ceases to create superior products such as water to water heat exchangers.
Rubicon Industries Corp.Brooklyn, NY 800-662-6999 The skilled craftsmen employed at Rubicon have many years of experience & extensive knowledge in the manufacturing techniques required to produce quality heat transfer equipment such as water to water heat exchangers. Production is done in a place where cleanliness is a top priority so that the standards upheld by the food & beverage & pharmaceutical industries are met by Rubicon equipment.
Patterson Industries (Canada) LimitedScarborough, ON 416-694-3381 Founded in 1974, PATTERSON produces water to water heat exchangers as well as a wide range of process equipment and turnkey systems for the oil, gas, petro-chemical, resin, coating and adhesive industries. Other industries served include agricultural, plastics and rubber, steel, pulp and paper, mining and construction, pharmaceutical, food and waste water treatment industries.
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Water to Water Heat Exchangers
Many industrial processes require custom water to water heat exchangers to perform a crucial role in the design, operation and maintenance of heating systems, air conditioning, humidification, water cooling and condensing plants, power generation, refrigeration, chemical processing, offshore oil rigging and industrial engineering systems. They are also important for process cooling and waste heat recovery in pharmaceutical, food processing, water treatment, textile manufacturing, pulp and paper and steel manufacturing processes. In addition, water to water heat exchangers are especially useful in marine heating applications in which the two main uses include integrating the engine's fresh water cooling system with the hot water heating system and heating domestic water for uses in the galley and shower.
There are different types of heat exchangers that are chosen according to the intended application. However, the most common design for water to water heat exchangers is a shell and tube design. In a shell and tube design there are two separate tanks of water: one tank is reserved for hot water, one tank is for cold. The water from each tank is pumped into a dual chambered reservoir that holds a series of tubes. The two chambers are separated by a thin layer of highly conductive metal, known as a tube wall, which acts as a conductor between the two fluids. The heated solution flowing on one side of the metal wall transfers its heat through the barrier to a cooler solution flowing on the other side. Thermal energy only flows from the hotter to the cooler in an attempt to reach equilibrium. The surface area of the tube bundle affect speed and efficiency, and the tubes can be plain, finned or longitudinally finned, and tube diameter, thickness and length should also be taken into consideration. Water is continually pumped through the system to maintain a steady exchange of heat. Water to water heat exchanger manufacturers typically construct exchangers from corrosion-resistant conductive materials such as steel, titanium, copper, bronze, stainless steel, aluminum or cast iron.
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