提出DualMS框架,优化自由形状换热器的双流道极小曲面结构。
DualMS: Implicit Dual-Channel Minimal Surface Optimization for Heat Exchanger Design
- 将换热最大化建模为图上的带约束连通最大割问题,指导双流道布局。
- 在相同材料成本下,换热效率相当但压降更低,优于传统TPMS结构。
- 首次直接优化双流体换热器的极小曲面,适合复杂边界设计需求。
换热器是能源系统与化工过程中的关键组件,其设计需在提升换热速率的同时降低压降,要求具备大界面面积与平滑内部结构。现有先进设计如三重周期极小曲面(TPMS)虽有效,但受限于预设数学方程,难以适配自由形状边界,且无法控制流体方向,易导致流动停滞与不良压降。本文提出DualMS,一种针对自由形状换热器的双通道极小曲面优化计算框架。这是首个直接优化双流体换热器极小曲面的工作,而非依赖TPMS。方法将换热最大化建模为图上的带约束连通最大割问题,通过流体约束引导优化;同时将极小曲面视为分离两流体的分类边界,并引入面积最小化正则项。采用神经网络将空间点映射为二值流体类型,自动识别流体骨架并确定表面边界。DualMS在拓扑灵活性上优于TPMS,实现相近换热率下的更低压降,性能更优。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Heat exchangers are critical components in a wide range of engineering applications, from energy systems to chemical processing, where efficient thermal management is essential. The design objectives for heat exchangers include maximizing the heat exchange rate while minimizing the pressure drop, requiring both a large interface area and a smooth internal structure. State-of-the-art designs, such as triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS), have proven effective in optimizing heat exchange efficiency. However, TPMS designs are constrained by predefined mathematical equations, limiting their adaptability to freeform boundary shapes. Additionally, TPMS structures do not inherently control flow directions, which can lead to flow stagnation and undesirable pressure drops. This paper presents DualMS, a novel computational framework for optimizing dual-channel minimal surfaces specifically for heat exchanger designs in freeform shapes. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt to directly optimize minimal surfaces for two-fluid heat exchangers, rather than relying on TPMS. Our approach formulates the heat exchange maximization problem as a constrained connected maximum cut problem on a graph, with flow constraints guiding the optimization process. To address undesirable pressure drops, we model the minimal surface as a classification boundary separating the two fluids, incorporating an additional regularization term for area minimization. We employ a neural network that maps spatial points to binary flow types, enabling it to classify flow skeletons and automatically determine the surface boundary. DualMS demonstrates greater flexibility in surface topology compared to TPMS and achieves superior thermal performance, with lower pressure drops while maintaining a similar heat exchange rate under the same material cost.
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