Nature-Inspired Structures Applied in Heat Transfer Enhancement and Drag Reduction

• Published in: Micromachines (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 6; p. 656
• Main Authors: Zhu, Zhangyu, Li, Juan, Peng, Hao, Liu, Dongren
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 03.06.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: biomimetic structure; Biomimetics; Bridges; Columnar structure; Contact angle; Design optimization; Drag reduction; Efficiency; Energy; Energy consumption; Energy utilization; Flow resistance; Fractals; Heat exchange; heat exchanger; Heat exchangers; Heat transfer; Heat transfer coefficients; heat transfer enhancement; Hydrophobic surfaces; Hydrophobicity; Interdisciplinary subjects; Laser processing; Machining; optimal design; Photolithography; Review; Three dimensional printing; Wetting

Heat exchangers are general equipment for energy exchange in the industrial field. Enhancing the heat transfer of a heat exchanger with low pump energy consumption is beneficial to the maximum utilization of energy. The optimization design for enhanced heat transfer structure is an effective method...