Author Archives: Straight North

Types of Heat Pipes: A Guide for HVAC, Electronics Cooling, and Industrial Heat Exchangers

In short, a heat pipe is a passive thermal management device: a sealed, vacuum-charged tube [...]

How Do Heat Pipes Work?

Heat pipes move massive amounts of thermal energy through a sealed device without a pump, [...]

How Do Steam Coils Work?

Steam coils help OEM engineers and aftermarket buyers heat air for HVAC equipment. In this [...]

Fluid Cooler vs. Cooling Tower

Choosing between a fluid cooler vs. cooling tower can affect heat rejection performance, water consumption, [...]

How Do Chilled Water Coils Work?

Chilled Water Coils in HVAC Systems In commercial and industrial HVAC environments, chilled water systems [...]

How Do Evaporator Coils Work?

Evaporator Coils’ Role in Cooling Systems Evaporator coils are a critical component in air conditioning [...]

What is a Fluid Cooler?

Cooling technology plays a central part in modern HVAC, industrial processing, and high-density computing environments. [...]

How to Pipe Hot Water Heating Coils

Why Proper Heating Coil Piping Matters When project teams ask, “How should hot water heating [...]

What is Coil Configuration?

What Coil Configuration Means Coil configuration refers to the physical design and arrangement of a [...]

How to Fix a Coil

Why Coil Maintenance Matters Learning how to fix a coil starts with learning how the [...]