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• Water heating — is a thermodynamic process using an energy source to heat water above its initial temperature. Typical domestic uses of hot water are for cooking, cleaning, bathing, and space heating. In industry, both hot water and water heated to steam have… …   Wikipedia

• Heating Hot Water — is water used to heat a building. Like steam HVAC systems, the water carries heat as it goes through a pipe to its destination, which is some sort of radiator.Unlike many steam systems, there must be a pump to circulate the water since it does… …   Wikipedia

• heating — I Process of raising the temperature of an enclosed space. Heat can be delivered by convection, radiation, and thermal conduction. With the exception of the ancient Romans, who developed a form of central heating, most cultures relied on direct… …   Universalium

• Radiator — Radiators and convectors are types of heat exchangers designed to transfer thermal energy from one medium to another for the purpose of cooling and heating. The majority of radiators are constructed to function in automobiles, buildings, and… …   Wikipedia

• Radiator —   A room heat delivery (or exchanger) component of a hydronic (hot water or steam) heating system; hot water or steam is delivered to it by natural convection or by a pump from a boiler.   ***   A heating unit usually exposed to view within the… …   Energy terms

• radiator — n. 1 a person or thing that radiates. 2 a a device for heating a room etc., consisting of a metal case through which hot water or steam circulates. b a usu. portable oil or electric heater resembling this. 3 an engine cooling device in a motor… …   Useful english dictionary

• radiator — /ˈreɪdieɪtə / (say raydeeaytuh) noun 1. someone or something that radiates. 2. a device for heating a room in which a cylindrical rod, heated red hot electrically, radiates heat directly and sometimes via a reflector placed behind it. 3. any of… …  

• radiator — noun 1》 a thing that emits light, heat, or sound. 2》 a heating device consisting of a metal case through which hot water is pumped by a central heating system.     ↘a portable oil or electric heater resembling this. 3》 a cooling device in a… …   English new terms dictionary

• radiator — noun (C) 1 a thing used for heating a room, consisting of a flat hollow metal container fixed to a wall, through which hot water passes 2 the part of a car or aircraft which stops the engine from getting too hot …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• radiator — /ray dee ay teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that radiates. 2. any of various heating devices, as a series or coil of pipes through which steam or hot water passes. 3. a device constructed from thin walled tubes and metal fins, used for cooling… …   Universalium

• radiator — ra•di•a•tor [[t]ˈreɪ diˌeɪ tər[/t]] n. 1) thr any of various heating devices, as a series or coil of pipes through which steam or hot water passes 2) thr a person or thing that radiates 3) thr aum a device constructed from thin walled tubes and… …   From formal English to slang