Performance of a Biologically-Inspired Heat Exchanger with Hierarchical Bifurcating Flow Passages

David M. Calamas; John Baker

doi:10.2514/6.2012-1010

Performance of a Biologically-Inspired Heat Exchanger with Hierarchical Bifurcating Flow Passages

David M. Calamas, John Baker

Mechanical Engineering

The University of Alabama

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Abstract

The performance of a heat exchanger with fractal-like flow passages has been examined. The hierarchical bifurcating flow passages in the heat exchanger studied here mimic those seen in the vascular systems of plants and animals. Overall system performance was examined computationally. The computational fluid dynamics results, cast in terms of commonly defined dimensionless parameters, show that system performance can be characterized in a manner similar to traditional compact heat exchanger designs. Previous use of hierarchical bifurcating flow passages for heat exchanger applications has typically been limited to miscroscale flow networks. This work examines the potential of such networks for mesoscale applications.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Aerospace Sciences Meeting
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2012-1010 https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2012-1010
State	Published - Jan 9 2012
Event	50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition - Nashville, TN, United States Duration: Jan 9 2012 → Jan 12 2012

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Conference	50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition
Country/Territory	United States
City	Nashville, TN
Period	01/9/12 → 01/12/12

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Heat exchanger
Hierarchical bifurcating flow passages

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Calamas, DM & Baker, J 2012, Performance of a Biologically-Inspired Heat Exchanger with Hierarchical Bifurcating Flow Passages. in Proceedings of the Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Nashville, TN, United States, 01/9/12. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2012-1010, https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2012-1010

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