biflux

English

Etymology

bi- +‎ flux

Noun

biflux (plural bifluxes)

1. (often attributive) A device for controlling heat exchange in air that is flowing between two environments.

   Coordinate term: triflux

   • 1975, Czechoslovak heavy industry, page 11:

     A biflux heat-exchanger has been series-connected before the reheaters on side of the "cold steam" ( 603 – 623 K ) which […] Due to a suitable heat convection coefficient and temperature gradient, the biflux heat-exchanger ensures a highly  […]

   • 1991, Sadik Kakaç, Boilers, Evaporators, and Condensers, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 339:

     Of further interest is the use of heat exchange between the high-pressure and reheat steam outside the flue gas flow (bifluxes) to avoid permanent reheat spray water flow and to increase the efficiency […]

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