Separated recovery is the compliant choice whenever the exhaust must not touch the supply. The sectors below rely on run-around coils or desiccant / membrane separation by rule — for the principle see the separated recovery guide.
Pharmaceutical & Cleanroom Exhaust
Sterile and cleanroom exhaust must not be recirculated. Run-around coils or desiccant separation recover heat while keeping the streams fully apart — the only code-compliant geometry here.
Laboratories with Hazardous Exhaust
Where the exhaust may carry pathogen, solvent or fume, separation removes any carryover risk that a shared core would introduce.
Contaminated & Explosive Industrial Exhaust
Run-around coils keep a flammable or particulate-laden stream away from the supply loop entirely.
Separated Zones in One Building
When a building has clean and dirty zones that must not share air, separated recovery links them thermally without compromising the pressure cascade.
Shortlist for Separated Recovery
- Exhaust must not be recirculated? Run-around coil or desiccant — never plate or wheel.
- Want moisture recovery too? Desiccant / membrane separation.
- Sensible-only and remote? Heat pipe is an alternative separated geometry.
Send us the stream classes and we will specify the loop — request a quote. Back to the separated recovery guide or the applications hub.