SD_Scott
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I need to clarify this a bit.
If you read about industrial heat exchangers you can find information on flow rate vs thermal exchange. In large tube a shell heat exchangers an increase in flow can result in more turbulence and better thermal exchange plus a few other dynamics as well. However, there are many types of thermal exchangers. You can prove the concept I mentioned above with a small piece of copper tubing and a pan of hot water, which I just did to reconfirm to myself. Very low flow from the faucet resulted in warm discharge water and higher flow resulted in cold discharge water. Cold discharge water means very little thermal exchange.
Sorry for the confusion.
If you read about industrial heat exchangers you can find information on flow rate vs thermal exchange. In large tube a shell heat exchangers an increase in flow can result in more turbulence and better thermal exchange plus a few other dynamics as well. However, there are many types of thermal exchangers. You can prove the concept I mentioned above with a small piece of copper tubing and a pan of hot water, which I just did to reconfirm to myself. Very low flow from the faucet resulted in warm discharge water and higher flow resulted in cold discharge water. Cold discharge water means very little thermal exchange.
Sorry for the confusion.