Why Heat Exchanger Manufacturers Need to Rethink Design and Fabrication

  • Magazine Article
  • TBMG-38225
Published December 01, 2020 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
Language:
  • English

Wherever oil, fuel, or electronics are located in a commercial or defense aircraft, spacecraft, or UAV, there’s likely a heat exchanger nearby. Some heat exchangers channel fuel stored in aircraft wings to cool the hot oil that lubricates the power system— as well as preheat the fuel on its way to the engines. Gearboxes produce an excess amount of heat that needs to be dissipated. And the increasing amount of electronics in modern aircraft must be precisely maintained at safe temperatures to function properly.