(134c) How Can We Design Innovative and Efficient Heat Exchangers Via Additive Manufacturing?

Recently, Additive Manufacturing (AM) of metal components has opened new frontiers in heat transfer applications in multiple fields including chemical processes, going beyond the capabilities of conventional technologies. Despite the great design freedom offered by AM, when dealing with metals, there are a few issues that should be considered to exploit the great capabilities of this manufacturing technology: design for additive, surface roughness, thermo-physical properties of printed components, etc.

This presentation discusses, in detail, how to design the heat exchangers to be manufactured by 3D metal printing for real applications and not just to become fancy paperweights.