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Air Preheater

Heating and Cooling

An air preheater is any device designed to heat air before it enters another process, with the aim of increasing that process own thermal efficiency. It can be used on its own, or in place of a recuperative heat system or a steam coil.

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Maturity
TRL 9: Actual System Proven in Operational Environment 1
Technology Type
Air Heating Device 1
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1. Air preheater - Wikipedia
  • Lead section, paragraph 1
    is any device designed to heat air before another process (for example, combustion in a boiler), with the primary objective of increasing the thermal efficiency of the process.
  • Lead section, paragraph 1, second sentence
    They may be used alone or to replace a recuperative heat system or to replace a steam coil.
  • In Group: Heat Exchangers and Boiler Components, Lead
    An air preheater is any device designed to heat air before another process (for example, combustion in a boiler), with the primary objective of increasing the thermal efficiency of the process.
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