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Adding a heat exchanger to your thermal fluid heater allows you to recover heat from the exhaust stack that would otherwise be lost into the atmosphere.
When you purchase a thermal fluid heater, the cost of fuel to operate the heater is a major concern. The amount of fuel needed is related to the thermal efficiency of the heater. Increasing its thermal efficiency reduces the amount of fuel needed as well as operating costs.
An effective way to increase a heaters thermal efficiency and reduce fuel costs is to install a special heat exchanger in the heaters exhaust stack. The heat exchanger recovers heat from the exhaust stack that would otherwise be lost into the atmosphere.
This special type of heat exchanger is known genetically as an economizer of convection section. It consists of an enclosure that contains coils of pipe, and the enclosure fits between the heater and the bottom of the exhaust stack.
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