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This course takes you through techniques used for the HEX core, initial fluid volumes in nTop, and the key information needed before designing your heat exchanger. After this course, you will have the starting knowledge to build your heat exchanger. Prerequisites: 101: nTop Essentials, 102: Guide to Meshing, 210: Intro to Latticing, 220: Intro to Field Driven Design What will be covered:
  • Why a TPMS?
  • Application Down Selecting
  • Pre-nTop Prep
  • HEX Body Shaping
  • How to design the HEX Core and main fluid regions
Once you have completed this course, we recommend visiting our Heat Exchanger Flow Distribution and Control course to complete your HEX design. Then, to explore meshing and exporting techniques, we recommend our Simulation and Mesh Export of Heat Exchangers course.

Before We Begin

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Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces

Why a TPMS?

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Application Down Selecting

Understanding Applications Possible Today

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Pre-nTop Prep

General Considerations Before Importing CAD Data

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HEX Body Shaping

Taking Shape

Design for Additive Manufacturing Considerations

Pre-nTop Prep

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Starting the Heat Exchanger

Importing Custom Blocks

Defining Starting Geometry

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HEX Core Design

What Type of Lattice Should I Use?

Standard Design Parameters in nTop

HEX Core and Fluid Generation

HEX Core and Fluid Generation Update (Clean Fields)

Download: Completed HEX Core and Fluid Generation

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What’s Next

Resources