DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF HEAT EXCHANGERS USING TRIPLY PERIODIC MINIMAL SURFACES (TPMS)

Conventional heat exchangers face a fundamental trade-off between thermal effectiveness and hydraulic performance. Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces (TPMS), enabled by Additive Manufacturing, present a promising solution, offering high surface-to-volume ratios and complex internal geometries that promote enhanced flow mixing and heat transfer. This research details the design and numerical analysis of a heat exchanger utilizing a Gyroid TPMS core. The primary objective was to assess its
thermal-hydraulic performance using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and benchmark it against a conventional plate-type exchanger.