Heat exchanger and method of making
Abstract
A heat exchanger of increased effectiveness is disclosed. A porous metal matrix is disposed in a metal chamber or between walls through which a heat-transfer fluid is directed. The porous metal matrix has internal bonds and is bonded to the chamber in order to remove all thermal contact resistance within the composite structure. Utilization of the invention in a rocket chamber is disclosed as a specific use. Also disclosed is a method of constructing the heat exchanger.
- Publication:
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Report
- Pub Date:
- August 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978nasa.reptQ....F
- Keywords:
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- Heat Exchangers;
- Metal Bonding;
- Metal Matrix Composites;
- Porous Materials;
- Thrust Chambers;
- Composite Structures;
- Cooling Systems;
- Heat Flux;
- Heat Transfer;
- Metal Shells;
- Patents;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer