摘要:
The invention relates to a heat exchanger for cooling elongated metal products, such as threads or strips. The apparatus comprises a longitudinal passageway (2) with an upstream end and with a downstream end, a backflow line (8) connecting said upstream end and said downstream end, whereby forming a closed loop pipeline (2,8), a product inlet (3) and a product outlet (4) into said closed loop pipeline (2,8), and means (7) for introducing a cold medium into said closed loop pipeline (2,8). In a preferred embodiment, the cold medium is cryogenic gas, and the means for introducing it into the closed loop pipeline is an expansion nozzle, such as a laval nozzle.