Design and characterization of an additive manufactured hydraulic oil cooler

Brandon J. Hathaway; Kunal Garde; Susan C. Mantell; Jane H. Davidson

doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.10.013

Design and characterization of an additive manufactured hydraulic oil cooler

Brandon J. Hathaway, Kunal Garde, Susan C. Mantell, Jane H. Davidson

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Abstract

A hydraulic oil cooler was fabricated from an aluminum alloy by selective laser melting. The plate-fin tube bank has special features, including non-circular, internally finned tubes, and external angled fins to allow flexibility in the printing process. The study demonstrates the capability to additively manufacture commercial-scale heat exchangers with intricate features. Heat transfer and pressure drop performance are characterized in a wind tunnel over a range of oil- and air-side flow rates for inlet temperatures representing high limits for a commercial hydraulic excavator. The data and results of a computational fluid dynamic model provide insight on the impact of features that are dictated by the manufacturing process on thermal and hydraulic performance.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	188-200
Number of pages	13
Journal	International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Volume	117
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.10.013
State	Published - 2018

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Keywords

3D printing
Additive manufacturing
Heat exchanger
Off-set strip fins
Oil cooler
Tube bank

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