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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 406, 2024
2024 RAPDASA-RobMech-PRASA-AMI Conference: Unlocking Advanced Manufacturing - The 25th Annual International RAPDASA Conference, joined by RobMech, PRASA and AMI, hosted by Stellenbosch University and Nelson Mandela University
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| Article Number | 01002 | |
| Number of page(s) | 14 | |
| Section | Design and Additive Manufacturing of Titanium and Platinum Group Metal Parts seminar | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202440601002 | |
| Published online | 09 December 2024 | |
Design and additive manufacturing of Ti-6Al-4V test-piece for use in aeronautical turboshaft engine heat exchanger
1 Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa,
2,3 Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa, caggenba@cut.ac.za, iadam@cut.ac.za
* Corresponding author: paulbester000@gmail.com
While post-compression intercooling is commonly used to modify the performance characteristics of traditional turbocharged internal combustion engine layouts, there may be benefits to installing similar modifications in aeronautical turboshaft engines. The rise of Additive Manufacturing (AM) techniques offers the potential for lighter and more compact heat exchanger designs to be manufactured. To this end, a heat exchanger was designed to cool the charge air supplied by the compressor stages of a turboshaft engine. Using dimensional analysis techniques, a model was manufactured to assess the suitability of a heat exchanger produced using AM for aeronautical turboshaft engines.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2024
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