Thermal Academy
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Academy › Faculty E
Hot Water & Thermic Fluid
The other heat carriers — pressurised hot water and hot oil — and how to choose between them and steam.
- E1200°9 minPressurised hot water vs steamWhen a closed hot-water loop beats live steam for 90–130 °C duties.
- E2200°8 minDesigning a hot water systemΔT choice, pumps, balancing and stratified storage.
- E3200°8 minThermic fluid 101Hot oil to 300 °C at near-zero pressure — fluids, film temperature and degradation.
- E4200°9 minDesigning a thermic fluid systemHeater, expansion and deaeration tank, line sizing and safety.
- E5200°8 minRunning and maintaining TF systemsFluid testing, venting and commissioning — keeping hot oil healthy.
- E6200°8 minSteam, hot water, hot oil or heat pump?The carrier decision matrix — one page that settles the medium before anyone sizes equipment.
- E7200°9 minWhat each carrier costs to runSteam, thermic fluid and pressurised hot water priced honestly on one duty — fuel, pumping and make-up — and the assumption that quietly decides the winner.
Free, vendor-neutral fundamentals from working practice. Teaching values — verify with certified data for design.