Additively Manufactured and Integrated Heat Exchangers for Thermal Management (AMIHEX)

Completed TRL 2 (started at 2, targeting 3)

Description

Utilize thermal model guided design and advanced manufacturing to develop next generation light weight and high-performance heat exchangers (HEX).

Benefits

Advance state of the art in advanced heat exchanger technology for cross-cutting applications by solving issues with additivie manufactuing of ceramic-to-metal transitions demontrated on representitive geometry.

Details

Technology area	Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing > Manufacturing
Program	Center Innovation Fund: GRC CIF (GRC CIF)
Lead organization	Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH
Start date	2024-10-01
End date	2025-09-30

Project contacts

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Michael C Halbig — michael.c.halbig@nasa.gov

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