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biflux

biflux noun: a device for controlling heat exchange in air that is flowing between two environments.

Noun

biflux (plural bifluxes)

  1. (attributive, often) A device for controlling heat exchange in air that is flowing between two environments.
    • 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 […]1975, Czechoslovak heavy industry, page 11
    • 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 […]1991, Sadik Kakaç, Boilers, Evaporators, and Condensers, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 339

Forms of biflux

pluralbifluxes

Origin of biflux

From bi- + flux.

Questions about biflux

What does biflux mean?
Biflux means a device for controlling heat exchange in air that is flowing between two environments.
What part of speech is biflux?
Biflux is a noun.
What is the plural of biflux?
The plural of biflux is bifluxes.

Words near biflux in the dictionary

  1. bifluorescence
  2. bifluorescences
  3. bifluoride
  4. bifluorides
  5. bifluranol
  6. biflux
  7. bifluxes
  8. bifocal
  9. bifocaled
  10. bifocalities
  11. bifocality

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