Topology optimization of heat exchangers: A review

A Fawaz, Y Hua, S Le Corre, Y Fan, L Luo - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The critical importance of heat exchangers (HXs) on energy systems has been widely
recognized, which can largely determine the overall efficiency. With the rise of the topology …

A review and prospective of fin design to improve heat transfer performance of latent thermal energy storage

S Zhang, S Mancin, L Pu - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Latent Thermal Energy Storage (TES) has been widely recognized in the academic
community and regarded as one of the most promising technologies for heat storage. As one …

An experimental investigation of a PCM-based heat sink enhanced with a topology-optimized tree-like structure

JY Ho, YS See, KC Leong, TN Wong - Energy conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A heat sink filled with phase change material (PCM) is an efficient thermal management
device which utilizes the high latent heat of fusion of PCM in the cooling process. To improve …

A review of topology optimisation for fluid-based problems

J Alexandersen, CS Andreasen - Fluids, 2020 - mdpi.com
This review paper provides an overview of the literature for topology optimisation of fluid-
based problems, starting with the seminal works on the subject and ending with a snapshot …

Non-parametric optimization for lightweight and high heat conductive structures under convection using metaheuristic structure binary-distribution method

M Al Ali, M Shimoda, B Benaissa… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we propose a novel Metaheuristic Structure Binary-Distribution (MSB) method
for attaining lightweight and high thermal conductive structure. MSB combines metaheuristic …

3D topology optimization of heat sinks for liquid cooling

S Sun, P Liebersbach, X Qian - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper conducts topology optimization of three dimensional heat sinks for liquid cooling.
The forced cooling system is modeled with weakly coupled steady-state incompressible …