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Optimisation of Metallic Fibre Network Materials for Compact Heat Exchangers
Author(s) -
Golosnoy I. O.,
Cockburn A.,
Clyne T. W.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.200800021
Subject(s) - materials science , heat exchanger , volume fraction , composite material , volume (thermodynamics) , core (optical fiber) , metal , mechanical engineering , metallurgy , thermodynamics , engineering , physics
A new model is presented for simulation of the operation of a heat exchanger, based on a core of metallic fibre network material. It is shown that predictions are consistent with experimental data, obtained using air as the heat exchange fluid. The model can be used in designing the architecture of such materials and it is shown that there are optimal ranges for the fibre volume fraction and the fibre diameter.