Additive Manufacturing of Ceramic Heat Exchanger: Opportunities and Limits of the Lithography-Based Ceramic Manufacturing (LCM)

Journal Article · Mon Jan 15 04:00:00 EST 2018 · Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S11665-017-2843-Z· OSTI ID:22860709

Scheithauer, Uwe; Schwarzer, Eric; Moritz, Tassilo; Michaelis, Alexander ^[1]

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1. Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS (Germany)

Additive manufacturing (AM) techniques allow the preparation of tailor-made structures for specific applications with a high flexibility in regard to shape and design. The lithography-based ceramic manufacturing (LCM) technology allows the AM of high-performance alumina and zirconia components. There are still some restrictions in regard to possible geometries. The opportunities and limits of the LCM technology are discussed in the following paper using the example of ceramic heat exchangers. Structures are presented which combine a large surface for heat exchange with a small component volume and low pressure drop. This paper concludes summarizing the essential remarks.

• OSTI ID: 22860709
• Journal Information: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 27; ISSN 1059-9495; ISSN JMEPEG
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
CERAMICS
FLEXIBILITY
HEAT EXCHANGERS
PRESSURE DROP
SURFACES
ZIRCONIUM OXIDES