Thermosiphon
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thermosiphon-187-9131039
title:
Thermosiphon
text:
Thermosiphon is a method of passive heat exchange, based on natural convection, which circulates a fluid without the necessity of a mechanical pump. Thermosiphoning is used for circulation of liquids and volatile gases in heating and cooling applications such as heat pumps, water heaters, boilers and furnaces. Thermosiphoning also occurs across air temperature gradients such as those utilized in a wood fire chimney or solar chimney. This circulation can either be open-loop, as when the substance
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Method of heat exchange in which convection drives pumpless circulation
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermosiphon
date created:
2005-09-18T08:13:23Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T15:16:21Z
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