.. _heatexchanger-asset:

Heat exchanger asset
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The **Heat Exchanger Asset** is the entity-level representation of an asset
that transfers thermal energy between two hydraulic sides.

It captures the ports and configuration needed to describe a coupled thermal
exchange component in the simulation input model.

Implemented by
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This reference page documents the ``HeatExchanger`` entity in
``omotes_simulator_core.entities.assets.heat_exchanger``.

Related documentation
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- For heat-exchanger behavior during simulation, see :doc:`../physics/heat_exchanger_physics`.
- For network-level context on coupled circuits, see :doc:`../network/network_main`.

.. autoclass:: omotes_simulator_core.entities.assets.heat_exchanger.HeatExchanger
   :no-index:
   :members: