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Many common heat exchangers are of the indirect contact type. Indirect contact heat exchangers normally have two separate fluid flow paths which do not directly mix the fluids. Instead, these heat exchangers promote the transfer of heat from one fluid to another across a thermally conducting, but otherwise impermeable, barrier such as a pipe wall.

Unlike a conventional indirect contact heat exchanger, the Hydro-Thermal Jetcooker is designed to bring the hot steam directly into contact with the cold process fluid. This type of heating has several advantages:

• It allows extremely rapid heat transfer
• It eliminates a heat transfer barrier which permits a compact design, with no heat loss to the atmosphere 
• It takes advantage of the high velocity of steam to shear the process fluid 
• It prevents fouling and scale build up which takes place in indirect contact heat exchangers because it is cleaned by its own turbulent mixing action
• It eliminates the need for a condensate return system necessary for indirect exchangers

Heat Exchangers Waste Energy

Smart process engineers save energy by installing Hydro-Thermal direct contact injection steam heaters to replace heat exchangers. Heat exchangers waste energy because they heat through a barrier and don't utilize all of the steam's sensible and latent energy. They require condensate return systems and significant maintenance time. This costly combination wastes energy, time and money. Customers using Hydro-Thermal steam injection heaters in their applications typically reduce energy costs by 12-30%!