Creating a High-Performance Heat Exchanger using an Optimized Three-Dimensional Surface

Presenter Information

Seth Waters, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Mentor

Dr. Shaowen Xu

Location

Poster 247

Session Format

Poster Presentation

Academic Unit

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Background

Heat exchange is a system used to transfer thermal energy between fluids by intertwining separate, unmixing pathways. Heat exchangers are widely used in many engineering fields such as the automotive industry, refrigeration, and air conditioning.

A well-known example is the fin type radiator commonly used in cars; heat Stereolithography printed transfer is completed by forcing hot fluid through a tube passed horizontally across multiple times. Heat is wicked from the pipes by forcing air through vertical fins which encase the tubes. A primary design issue when constructing heat exchangers is how to increase efficiency, while minimizing weight and material cost.

Keywords

Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium, Heat Exchange

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Start Date

2022 12:00 AM

January 2022