Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Purdue Research Foundation

Lenan Zhang

Evelyn N Wang

Jeffrey Paul Youngblood

Lin Zhao

Rodney W Trice

Kyle Wilke

Arny Leroy

Chad T Wilson

Olivia Brandt

Rodrigo Orta Guerra

Bikram Bhatia

Xiangyu Li

Devices and methods for fabrication of a multiscale porous high-temperature heat exchanger for high-temperature and high-pressure applications are disclosed. The heat exchanger can include a core with macrochannels formed in a checkerboard pattern to facilitate alternative flow of working fluid having hot and cold temperatures between adjacent macrochannels. Each macrochannel can include a two-dimensional microchannel array that further distributes flow throughout the heat exchanger to enhance heat transfer and mechanical strength without significant pressure drop penalty. The heat exchanger can further include a header integrated therewith to distribute working fluid flowing through the heat exchanger through the outlets such that it flows evenly therethrough. Methods of fabricating heat exchangers of this nature are also disclosed.

Devices and methods for fabrication of components of a multiscale porous high-temperature heat exchanger

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Lenan Zhang