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air-cooled heat exchanger

air-cooled heat exchanger

[′er ‚küld ‚hēt ‚iks′chānj·ər]
(mechanical engineering)
A finned-tube (extended-surface) heat exchanger with hot fluids inside the tubes, and cooling air that is fan-blown (forced draft) or fan-pulled (induced draft) across the tube bank.
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