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Investigation of TPMS superposition to enhance heat transfer surface area and overhang surface reduction in compact heat exchanger design

Seidler, Alexander; Holtzhausen, Stefan; Paetzold-Byhain, Kristin

Type:
Papers
DS 145: Proceedings of the DESIGN2026 19th International Design Conference
Year:
2026
Editor:
Štorga, M.; Škec, S.; Martinec, T.; Marjanović, D.; Pavković, N.
Author:
Seidler, Alexander; Holtzhausen, Stefan; Paetzold-Byhain, Kristin
Series:
DESIGN
Institution:
Chair of Virtual Product Development, Dresden University of Technology, Germany
Page(s):
2111-2120
DOI number:
10.1017/pds.2026.10569
ISSN:
2732-527X (Online)
Abstract:
Industry is experiencing rising thermal loads, so geometries that improve energy transfer are needed. However, defects arising from overhang in additive manufacturing affect the functionality of triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) based heat exchangers. This study addresses how TPMS superposition affects heat transferring and overhang critical surfaces. The objective is to quantify the functional and manufacturing trade-offs, and to identify the optimal hybrid cells formed from gyroid, Schwarz and diamond units.
Keywords:
additive manufacturing, engineering design, 3D modelling, triply periodic minimal surfaces, compact heat exchanger
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