Kun Yan1, Yunyu Wang2, Jun Yan3,*
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.140, No.2, pp. 1949-1974, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2024.048877
- 20 May 2024
Abstract Topology optimization of thermal-fluid coupling problems has received widespread attention. This article proposes a novel topology optimization method for laminar two-fluid heat exchanger design. The proposed method utilizes an artificial density field to create two permeability interpolation functions that exhibit opposing trends, ensuring separation between the two fluid domains. Additionally, a Gaussian function is employed to construct an interpolation function for the thermal conductivity coefficient. Furthermore, a computational program has been developed on the OpenFOAM platform for the topology optimization of two-fluid heat exchangers. This program leverages parallel computing, significantly reducing the time required for More >