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The general purpose of a heat exchanger is to __________.

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• Heat transfer between two substances at different temperatures • Difference between heating/cooling a space vs changing the temperature of a fluid • Common shipboard uses of lube oil coolers, jacket water coolers, and condenser cooling

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• Ask yourself: Does a heat exchanger mainly affect the room air, or does it work on fluids inside a system? • Which option describes a device that can be used both to heat and to cool, depending on operating conditions? • Think about where you’ve seen heat exchangers on board: What are they doing to the water, oil, or refrigerant flowing through them?

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• Verify which choice talks about one fluid affecting another fluid’s temperature. • Eliminate any options that only mention air in a space rather than a working fluid in piping. • Check that the option you pick could apply in both directions (raising or lowering temperature), not just cooling.

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The general purpose of a heat exchanger is to __________.

reduce the engine room temperature in tropical climates

eliminate hot air from the condenser

heat, or cool one fluid by means of another fluid

maintain steady pressure in a system

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Question 1 / 205eccef9bbacbc34ba4d45601

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The general purpose of a heat exchanger is to __________.

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