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ASSESSMENT OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING LIMITS FOR ECO-DESIGN OPTIMIZATION IN HEAT EXCHANGERS

PROJECTS
Funding
European
European Union
Duration
-
Status
Ongoing
Geo-spatial type
Other
Total project cost
€1 501 233
EU Contribution
€1 501 233
Project Acronym
AManECO
STRIA Roadmaps
Vehicle design and manufacturing (VDM)
Transport mode
Airborne icon
Transport policies
Other specified
Transport sectors
Passenger transport,
Freight transport

Overview

Call for proposal
H2020-CS2-CFP09-2018-02
Link to CORDIS
Objectives

Selective Laser Melting (SLM) is key for improved design and production process of aviation parts. Applied to heat exchangers (HX), it could dramatically improve global eco‐efficiency through access to radically new designs and open horizons in terms of shape, weight, efficiency. Nevertheless, some questions need to be solved regarding capability of Additive Manufacturing (AM) to manufacture thin walls, small holes/gaps, low overhang angle, resulting surface roughness and mechanical strength.

AManECO aims to enhance knowledge of metal AM and, specifically, the capability of SLM process to manufacture thin layers and wall thickness with adequate surface finish using AlSi7Mg0.6 and INCO 718 materials. In particular, to investigate aerothermal and mechanical performance of thin walls, to predict them in the design of AM-HX and consequently, be able to optimize the HX´s design process in an Eco-friendly way after knowing the limits of the metal AM technology.

For this purpose, testing samples will be designed and manufactured to characterize in terms of surface properties, pressure resistance and gas tightness evaluation, equivalent stiffness and aerothermal properties. Besides, numerical studies based on FEM and CFD simulations will be done. Then, a representative design of HX based on the initial SOA of AM limitations will be optimized with the gained knowledge.

These designs, before and after optimization, will be processed and characterized. Then, a Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) database will be created to evaluate the ECO potential of the innovative HX.

AManECO will enable to:

  • Increase efficiency of HX up to 10%.
  • Reduce the overall of HX manufacturing costs by 30%.
  • Reduce material waste and scraps by 15 % per component.
  • Reduce time-to market up to 1 month.

A multidisciplinary consortium, with experts in HX design and AM (TUHH, LORTEK, FIT), samples characterization (CIDETEC, MU-ENG), numerical simulation (EPSILON, TUHH), and life cycle assessment and eco-design (CTME), has been defined.

Funding

Parent Programmes
Institution Type
Public institution
Institution Name
European Commission
Type of funding
Public (EU)

Partners

Lead Organisation
Organisation
Lortek S Coop
Address
Arranomendia Kalea 4 A, 20240 Ordizia, Spain
EU Contribution
€490 250
Partner Organisations
Organisation
Epsilon Ingenierie
Address
RUE TARFAYA BATIMENT B612, 31400 TOULOUSE, France
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€80 063
Organisation
Fit Production Gmbh
Address
AM GROHBERG 1, 92331 LUPBURG, Germany
EU Contribution
€301 588
Organisation
Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa Jose Maria Arizmendiarrieta S Coop
Address
LORAMENDI 4, 20500 ARRASATE, Spain
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€118 119
Organisation
Technische Universitat Hamburg
Address
Am Schwarzenberg Campus 1, 21073 Hamburg, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€350 375
Organisation
Fundacion Centro Tecnologico De Miranda De Ebro
Address
CALLE MONTANANA PARCELAS R60 Y R61, 09200 MIRANDA DE EBRO BURGOS, Spain
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€80 883
Organisation
Fundacion Cidetec
Address
PASEO MIRAMON 196 PARQUE TECNOLOGICO DE MIRAMON, 20014 SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€79 956

Technologies

Technology Theme
Additive manufacturing
Technology
Selective Laser Melting (SLM)
Development phase
Research/Invention

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