Zotenthetsera zozungulira zimayikidwa mkati mwa chotengera chotenthetsera chomwe chimadutsa madzi kapena gasi.Zomwe zili mkatizi zimatenthedwa pamene zimayenda kudutsa chinthu chotenthetsera, kupangitsa kuti zotenthetsera ziziyenda bwino pakutenthetsa madzi, kuteteza kuzizira, kutentha kwamafuta otengera kutentha, ndi zina zambiri.
Zotenthetsera zozungulira ndi zamphamvu, zotenthetsera zamagetsi zomangidwa ndi pulagi yomangika kapena chotenthetsera chokhala ndi flange choyikidwa mu thanki yokwerera kapena chombo.Zamadzimadzi zosapanikizidwa kapena zopanikizidwa kwambiri zimatha kutenthedwa bwino pogwiritsa ntchito kutentha kwachindunji.