# Heat exchangers and pinch integration: Overview

The quiet plumbing that lets a factory reuse its own heat

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heat_exchangers/overview/

What this tile covers Passing heat between process streams, and redesigning plants so hot and cold streams share heat.

#### Key facts

| **Heat grade** | All grades |
|---|---|

#### Included from the reference tables

- Plate, shell-and-tube and finned exchangers
- Heat pipes and run-around coils
- Heat integration / pinch analysis
- Feedstock and raw-meal preheating

#### Also in Heat to heat
[Rcp Recuperators and regenerators](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_recuperators/)[Eco Boiler heat recovery](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_boiler_recovery/)[WHU Waste heat for drying, water and food](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_waste_heat_uses/)

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 More on this tile in the tabs above: science and thermodynamics, engineering and integration, economics and contracts, impact and additionality, what to track.

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heat_exchangers/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heat_exchangers/correlation/index.md)
- [Science and thermodynamics](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heat_exchangers/rc-sci/index.md)
- [Engineering and integration](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heat_exchangers/rc-eng/index.md)
- [Economics and contracts](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heat_exchangers/rc-econ/index.md)
- [Impact and additionality](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heat_exchangers/rc-impact/index.md)
- [What to track](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heat_exchangers/tracking/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heat_exchangers/links/index.md)