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Computational heat-exchanger demonstrator

An open-source geometric starting point, adapted into a DPM study of thermal performance, manufacturability and verification.

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Proposed study scope · project status to be supplied

This space will carry the current project status, reviewed photographs, design comparisons and results. No completed performance claim is published yet.

The development plan below defines the evidence to capture.

The brief

Use LEAP71’s open-source HelixHeatX example as a geometric reference for a compact thermal-management demonstrator. Develop DPM-specific requirements, design rules and a bounded low-pressure test approach, then compare an adapted design with a defined baseline.

Preserve the requirements

  • Confirm fluid compatibility, temperature range, flow rate, envelope and permissible pressure loss.
  • Define wall thickness, channel access, inspection and cleaning requirements for the selected process.
  • Preserve the source revision, licence and attribution when adapting code.
  • Treat generated geometry as a design starting point that still requires engineering assessment and testing.

A complete design-to-evidence story

01 / DEVELOPMENT STEP

Establish the baseline

Archive the open-source reference and define a simple comparison baseline.

02 / DEVELOPMENT STEP

Develop the design

Vary a bounded set of geometric parameters against thermal, flow and manufacturing constraints.

03 / DEVELOPMENT STEP

Compare the variants

Use suitable analysis to compare variants and identify the uncertainty to resolve physically.

04 / DEVELOPMENT STEP

Manufacture & verify

Manufacture inspectable demonstrators and test leakage, flow and heat transfer within the approved rig conditions.

Manufacturing route

Start with in-house visual, channel-access or assembly prototypes where suitable. Select the material and final manufacturing route against the test conditions; specialist metal manufacture and finishing can be scoped through partners when needed. Do not infer thermal or pressure performance from a visual prototype.

What we will measure

  • Heat-transfer result under stated inlet conditions and flow rates.
  • Pressure loss and leakage against agreed test limits.
  • As-built dimensions, access and manufacturing constraints.
  • Predicted versus measured performance with uncertainty and repeatability.
  • Actual build and iteration records for the selected manufacturing route.

Reference & scope

Reference: LEAP71 HelixHeatX, using PicoGK and ShapeKernel. The repositories provide open-source starting points; verify and retain the licence and notices for the exact revision used.

This is an independent proposed DPM demonstrator. No LEAP71 partnership or access to the proprietary Noyron system is implied.