How the Heat Pipe Condensing Economiser works (IMAGE)
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The HPCE technology is based on heat pipes which are sealed and filled with a saturated working fluid. The fluid transfers the heat quickly and passively from the heated bottom section to the cooled top part.
In the HPCE, many of such heat pipes are assembled in a specific pattern. A hot exhaust stream passes through and transfers the heat to the upper part, where fresh water collects the heat.
During this process, condensates run down the pipes and is collected and piped together with other wastewater from the HPCE system to a water treatment plant.
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