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Computational Investigation of Flow over Geometry Compliant Lattice Structures
Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (2018, Pittsburgh, PA)
  • James J. Tinsley
  • Gregory J. Vernon
  • Kelly Homan, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

With the increasing prevalence of additive manufacturing, geometries that would not have been possible to manufacture just a few years ago are becoming a reality. One example is the ability to create pipes with integral, geometry compliant lattice structures. These compliant lattice structures offer the potential to greatly enhance heat transfer in arbitrary flow passages. This preliminary paper will focus on the development of an isothermal simulation model in OpenFOAM, to model the nature of the flow for a single unit cell, a unit cell screen, and a series of unit cell screens.

Meeting Name
ASME 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2018 (2018: Nov. 9-15, Pittsburgh, PA)
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Center for High Performance Computing Research
Comments
Honeywell FM&T is a contractor of the U.S. Government under Contract No. DE-NA0002839.
Keywords and Phrases
  • Heat transfer,
  • Manufacture, Computational investigation,
  • Flow passage,
  • Honeywell,
  • Isothermal simulations,
  • Lattice structures,
  • OpenFOAM,
  • Unit cells, Computational geometry
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-079185210-1
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2018 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
11-1-2018
Publication Date
01 Nov 2018
Citation Information
James J. Tinsley, Gregory J. Vernon and Kelly Homan. "Computational Investigation of Flow over Geometry Compliant Lattice Structures" Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (2018, Pittsburgh, PA) Vol. 7 (2018)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kelly-homan/28/