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  2. Furnace (central heating) - Wikipedia

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    The secondary heat exchanger removes most of the heat energy from the exhaust gas, actually condensing water vapour and other chemicals (which form a mild acid) as it operates. The vent pipes, also known as the exhaust system, are often installed using PVC pipe instead of metal venting pipe to prevent corrosion, but this will vary based on ...

  3. Waste heat - Wikipedia

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    A heat engine can never have perfect efficiency, according to the second law of thermodynamics, therefore a heat engine will always produce a surplus of low-temperature heat. This is commonly referred to as waste heat or "secondary heat", or "low-grade heat".

  4. Waste heat recovery unit - Wikipedia

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    The heat pipe is mainly used in space, process or air heating, in waste heat from a process is being transferred to the surrounding due to its transfer mechanism. Thermal wheel or rotary heat exchanger: consists of a circular honeycomb matrix of heat absorbing material, which is slowly rotated within the supply and exhaust air streams of an air ...

  5. Uhthoff's phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms of Uhthoff's phenomenon occur when exposed to heat, and include: fatigue [2] pain [2] concentration difficulties [2] urinary urgency [2] [3] worsen of existing optic neuropathy [4] (although optic neuropathy may occur for the first time) [3] muscle stiffness [3] dizziness and unsteadiness [3]

  6. Heat recovery ventilation - Wikipedia

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    Diagramatic operation of a thermal wheel Ljungström Air Preheater by Swedish engineer Fredrik Ljungström (1875–1964). A thermal wheel, also known as a rotary heat exchanger, or rotary air-to-air enthalpy wheel, energy recovery wheel, or heat recovery wheel, is a type of energy recovery heat exchanger positioned within the supply and exhaust air streams of air-handling units or rooftop ...

  7. Heater core - Wikipedia

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    Since the heater core relies on the coolant's heat to warm the cabin air up, it will not begin working until the engine's coolant warms up enough. This problem can be resolved by equipping the vehicle with an auxiliary heating system , which can either use electricity or burn the vehicle's fuel in order to rapidly bring the engine's coolant to ...

  8. Cogeneration - Wikipedia

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    The condensing furnace is a forced-air gas system with a secondary heat exchanger that allows heat to be extracted from combustion products down to the ambient temperature along with recovering heat from the water vapor. The chimney is replaced by a water drain and vent to the side of the building.

  9. Steam generator (nuclear power) - Wikipedia

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    These also use heat exchangers between primary metal coolant and the secondary water coolant, and thus their secondary and tertiary cooling is similar to a PWR. A steam generator's heat-exchange tubes have an important safety role, because they separate radioactive and non-radioactive fluid systems. (The primary coolant becomes briefly ...