Experimental performance of a solid heat exchanger with tree-like flow passages

D. Calamas, J. Baker

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Abstract

System performance of a solid single-fluid compact heat exchanger with tree-like flow passages has been experimentally examined. The results, presented in the form of commonly defined dimensionless parameters, demonstrate that system performance can be characterized in a mode similar to traditional compact heat exchanger designs. Pressure forces were found to dominate inertia forces at low Reynolds numbers. Correlations of the Euler number, Nusselt number, Colburn factor, and friction factor as a function of Reynolds number were utilized to compare system performance to traditional two-fluid compact heat exchangers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)205-221
Number of pages17
JournalExperimental Heat Transfer
Volume28
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 4 2015

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Instrumentation
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

  • biologically inspired
  • compact heat exchangers
  • forced convection
  • heat transfer

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