Answer to Question #236433 in Mechanical Engineering for Mamun

Question

Identify the major applications of heat transfer in industries and make an analogy with the knowledge you obtained from this course.

Answer 1

The industrial applications of heat transfer fluids are diverse, ranging from simple, static design to advanced multi-loop systems performing numerous functions in a manufacturing operation. Since there are many variations in the design and utilization of processes where heat transfer fluids are utilized, the number of industries that use this technique is also large.

Every day, a myriad of applications and hundreds of thousands of people, particularly in the process industries, are benefited from these heat transfer fluids. So what precisely are the heat transfer fluids and what makes them work so well?

Heat Transfer Fluids

A heat transfer fluid refers to any fluid, whether liquid or gas, which is used for a process involving heating or cooling. As such, this includes steam and water, but this article focuses on engineered heat transfer fluids, which include products derived from synthetic- based or petroleum feedstock.

While analyzing the merits of engineered heat transfer fluids, it is imperative to know why they are superior to steam and water heat transfer as well as to direct heat application.

EXAMPLES AND APPLICATIONS

FoodMeat & poultry further processing, snack foods,Batch reactors, continuous processes,Molding, blow molding, extrusion,Catalysis, distillation, synthesis,processing, refineries, rolls, laminating, and concrete ,Concrete heating, hot-mix paving,Building materials,Engineered woods, roofing materials,Die casting,Die temperature control,Industrial laundry,Flat work ironers, steam generators