Microchannel crossflow fluid heat exchanger and method for its fabrication
Abstract
A microchannel crossflow fluid heat exchanger and a method for its fabrication are disclosed. The heat exchanger is formed from a stack of thin metal sheets which are bonded together. The stack consists of alternating slotted and unslotted sheets. Each of the slotted sheets includes multiple parallel slots which form fluid flow channels when sandwiched between the unslotted sheets. Successive slotted sheets in the stack are rotated ninety degrees with respect to one another so as to form two sets of orthogonally extending fluid flow channels which are arranged in a crossflow configuration. The heat exchanger has a high surface to volume ratio, a small dead volume, a high heat transfer coefficient, and is suitable for use with fluids under high pressures. The heat exchanger has particular application in a Stirling engine that utilizes a liquid as the working substance.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Santa Fe, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865451
- Patent Number(s):
- 4516632
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28D - HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28F - DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- microchannel; crossflow; fluid; heat; exchanger; method; fabrication; disclosed; formed; stack; metal; sheets; bonded; consists; alternating; slotted; unslotted; multiple; parallel; slots; form; flow; channels; sandwiched; successive; rotated; ninety; degrees; respect; sets; orthogonally; extending; arranged; configuration; surface; volume; ratio; dead; transfer; coefficient; suitable; fluids; pressures; particular; application; stirling; engine; utilizes; liquid; substance; fluid heat; metal sheets; volume ratio; dead volume; particular application; flow channels; flow channel; heat exchange; heat exchanger; heat transfer; fluid flow; metal sheet; stirling engine; multiple parallel; transfer coefficient; microchannel crossflow; flow configuration; extending fluid; flow fluid; crossflow fluid; /165/
Citation Formats
Swift, Gregory W, Migliori, Albert, and Wheatley, John C. Microchannel crossflow fluid heat exchanger and method for its fabrication. United States: N. p., 1985.
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@article{osti_865451,
title = {Microchannel crossflow fluid heat exchanger and method for its fabrication},
author = {Swift, Gregory W and Migliori, Albert and Wheatley, John C},
abstractNote = {A microchannel crossflow fluid heat exchanger and a method for its fabrication are disclosed. The heat exchanger is formed from a stack of thin metal sheets which are bonded together. The stack consists of alternating slotted and unslotted sheets. Each of the slotted sheets includes multiple parallel slots which form fluid flow channels when sandwiched between the unslotted sheets. Successive slotted sheets in the stack are rotated ninety degrees with respect to one another so as to form two sets of orthogonally extending fluid flow channels which are arranged in a crossflow configuration. The heat exchanger has a high surface to volume ratio, a small dead volume, a high heat transfer coefficient, and is suitable for use with fluids under high pressures. The heat exchanger has particular application in a Stirling engine that utilizes a liquid as the working substance.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985}
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