heat transfer process
11Heat pump — A heat pump is a machine or device that moves heat from one location (the source ) to another location (the sink or heat sink ), using work. Most heat pump technology moves heat from a low temperature heat source to a higher temperature heat sink …
12Heat press — A heat press is a machine engineered to imprint a design or graphic on a substrate, such as a t shirt, with the application of heat and pressure for a preset period of time. While heat presses are often used to apply designs to fabrics, they can… …
13Loop heat pipe — A loop heat pipe (LHP) is a two phase heat transfer device that uses capillary action to remove heat from a source and passively move it to a condenser or radiator. LHPs are similar to heat pipes but have the advantage of being able provide… …
14heat pump — heat′ pump n. ene thr a device that uses a compressible refrigerant to transfer heat in a reversible process from one body, as the ground, air, or water, to another body, as a building • Etymology: 1890–95 …
15heat — n. & v. n. 1 a the condition of being hot. b the sensation or perception of this. c high temperature of the body. 2 Physics a a form of energy arising from the random motion of the molecules of bodies, which may be transferred by conduction,… …
16heat exchanger — a device for transferring the heat of one substance to another, as from the exhaust gases to the incoming air in a regenerative furnace. [1900 05] * * * Any of several devices that transfer heat from a hot to a cold fluid. In many engineering… …
17transfer — trans|fer1 [ træns fɜr, trænsfər ] verb *** ▸ 1 move to somewhere else ▸ 2 give to someone/something else ▸ 3 change phone line for ▸ 4 make new owner of ▸ 5 copy to somewhere else ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to move from one job …
18transfer */*/*/ — I UK [trænsˈfɜː(r)] / US [trænsˈfɜr] / US [ˈtrænsfər] verb Word forms transfer : present tense I/you/we/they transfer he/she/it transfers present participle transferring past tense transferred past participle transferred 1)… …
19heat pump — noun apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings; can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building • Hypernyms: ↑apparatus, ↑setup * * * noun : a device for… …
20heat pump — a device that uses a compressible refrigerant to transfer heat from one body, as the ground, air, or water, to another body, as a building, with the process being reversible. [1890 95] * * * Device for transferring heat from a substance or space… …
