It does. It refers to closed-loop (but not always) systems (with water as a working fluid).
This includes Boiler Steam distribution for non-contact heat transfer as well as Chillers that use water as the thermal transfer medium., where the process does not physically contaminate the water, but only supports thermal energy transfer.
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