When designing heat exchangers, it’s essential to consider the heat transfer rate, hydraulic resistance, and efficiency, and for some applications, it’s also important to consider the structural integrity. However, spending time and resources to study these components will be in vain if there is no affordable way to manufacture the finished product. Considering costs of design and manufacturing throughout the design process makes the development of heat exchangers a difficult task. Here, we will explore the possibility of using shape and topology optimization to tackle such design challenges. Read more
