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exchanger

exchanger

2 5.6
Something that swaps one thing for another, for example money or heat
  • noun
  • /ɪkˈsʧeɪndʒər/
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  • The compact plate-and-frame design offers an alternative to shell-and-tube exchangers, especially for CPI applications.
  • heat exchanger
  • micro heat exchanger
  • compact heat exchanger

So that through of course you need the electromagnetic radiation because those they don't have a heat exchanger.

Examples

  • The heat exchangers are very compact and can withstand very high pressure and high temperatures.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Compact heat exchangers and oil coolers are available in stainless steel, copper, or aluminum.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The higher density offers the opportunity to reduce heat exchanger size and weight.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Upon completion of these activities, the planned work to replace the heat exchanger was able to proceed immediately.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Good thermal contact between the sample and the heat exchanger ensures that the sample is maintained at the set temperature.

    Academic text (1996)
  • A tubular or flat metal plate can be used as the heat exchanger.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Devices that use heat exchangers are marketed by Safe Water Systems (3, 10).

    Academic text (1998)
  • Insulation and heat exchangers are used to protect the instruments from the harsh temperature extremes of space.

    Academic text (1990)
  • McMahon recommended a sludge treatment heat exchanger that has allowed increased sludge feed from 17,000 to 25,000 gal/day.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The money exchanger at the airport gave me euros in exchange for my dollars.

Synonyms

money changer
vsexchanger
1 3.9

A person or business that gives you one country's money for another country's money

is a general label for any person or device that swaps things
swapper
vsexchanger
1 3.7

A person who trades items or services with other people

applies also to devices and to exchanges beyond personal swaps
interchanger
vsexchanger
7.4

A person or machine that moves parts, heat and ideas within a system

is the broad term for people or devices that swap many different things
moneychanger
vsexchanger
4.4

A machine that changes paper money into coins or small notes

is a general label for any person or device that swaps things
barterer
vsexchanger
6.2

A person who exchanges goods or services directly without using money

covers exchanges using money or devices as well, not only direct trades

Compounds

heat exchanger
  • Specialized
2 4.1

A machine that moves heat between two liquids or gases without mixing them

Surface Forms

exchanger singular
exchangers plural

Morphology

exchanger = exchange (transparent) = exchange + er

Standard agentive formation from the verb 'exchange' producing 'one that exchanges', straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Exchanger comes from exchange, a word that means 'to swap' or 'to give and receive' and shares its root with the everyday word change. So a heat exchanger is a device that 'swaps' energy between two fluids, and an exchanger can also be a person who swaps goods or money.