Typical Heat Exchanger Limitations:
- Single point of failure – one tube fracture results in entire unit failure
- Relies on minimizing metal thickness for higher efficiency
- High susceptibility to fouling - very difficult to clean
- Not practical for dirty exhaust streams
- Low efficiencies
- Can't withstand higher temperatures
- Complex engineering structures
- Typically fail through thermal stress cracking
- Very difficult and expensive to repair
- Failure = Immediate downtime and monetary loss
- Cannot be used in highly corrosive environments
As a result, most industrial waste heat remains unrecovered.
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"Current heat exchanger design is the
biggest limiting factor to effective waste heat recovery!"
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Advanced Heat Recovery, Inc.
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