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Ljungstrom Air Preheater
Society: ASMEMain Category: MechanicalSub Category: Manufacturing, Mechanical Power Production - SteamEra: 1920-1929DateCreated: 1920Tekniska MuseetStockholmCountry: SwedenWebsite: http://www.asme.org/about-asme/history/landmarks/topics-m-z/manufacturing---2/-185-ljungstrom-air-preheater-%281920%29, https://www.asme.org/getmedia/c7cf3d83-508f-4946-b476-9399c390fc83/185-Ljungstrom-Air-Preheater.aspxCreator: Ljungstrom, Fredrik

The Ljungstrom air preheater is a regenerative heat exchanger, invented in the 1920s and soon used throughout the world. Dr. Fredrik Ljungstrom, then technical director at Aktiebolaget Ljunstrom Angturbin, invented it for preheating combustion air in boiler plants, but the use has expanded to include energy recovery in combination with the removal of oxides of sulfur and nitrogen.

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1995
Image Credit: Public DomainImage Caption: Ljungstrom Air PreheaterEra_date_from: 1920
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Ljungstrom Air Preheater

The Ljungstrom air preheater is a regenerative heat exchanger, invented in the 1920s and soon used throughout the world. Dr. Fredrik Ljungstrom, then technical director at Aktiebolaget Ljunstrom Angturbin, invented it for preheating combustion air in boiler plants, but the use has expanded to…

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