3 papers
cs.CE2025
A Unit-Cell Shape Optimization Approach for Maximizing Heat Transfer in Periodic Fin Arrays at Constant Solid Temperature
Maarten Blommaert, Arthur Vangeffelen, Mehmet Basaran +2
Periodic fin structures are often employed to enhance heat transfer in compact cooling solutions and heat exchangers. Adjoint-based optimization methods are able to further increas…
cs.CE2025
Optimal Sizing and Material Choice for Additively Manufactured Compact Plate Heat Exchangers
Mehmet Basaran, Frederik Rogiers, Martine Baelmans +1
Advances in additive manufacturing (AM) enable new opportunities to design compact heat exchangers (cHEXs) by leveraging flexible geometries to improve energy and material efficien…
cs.CE2020
An adjoint optimization approach for the topological design of large-scale district heating networks based on nonlinear models
Maarten Blommaert, Yannick Wack, Martine Baelmans
This article deals with the problem of finding the best topology, pipe diameter choices, and operation parameters for realistic district heating networks. Present design tools that…