Computational Investigation of Flow over Geometry Compliant Lattice Structures

James J. Tinsley; Gregory J. Vernon; Kelly Homan

doi:10.1115/IMECE2018-87846

Computational Investigation of Flow over Geometry Compliant Lattice Structures

James J. Tinsley
, Gregory J. Vernon
, Kelly Homan

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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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.

Original language	American English
Journal	Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (2018, Pittsburgh, PA)
Volume	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2018-87846
State	Published - Nov 1 2018

Keywords

Flow passage
Heat transfer
Honeywell
Isothermal simulations
Lattice structures
Manufacture, Computational investigation
OpenFOAM
Unit cells, Computational geometry

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Mechanical Engineering

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