Manufacturability assessment of an additively manufactured heat exchanger
Typ
Examensarbete för masterexamen
Master's Thesis
Master's Thesis
Program
Product development (MPPDE), MSc
Publicerad
2024
Författare
Perbo, Frej
Modellbyggare
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Abstract
Texel Energy Storage, a start-up based in Gothenburg, is collaborating with the US
Department of Energy, Savannah River National Laboratory, and Curtin University
in Australia to develop a revolutionary energy storage technology that competes
directly with fossil fuels when combined with renewable energy sources. The goal
of this thesis is to evaluate the feasibility of manufacturing Texel’s future system’s
heat exchanger, while also enhancing our understanding of design for AM and the
associated costs and time requirements.
This master thesis aims to explore the process of assessing the time and cost involved
in designing and manufacturing the heat exchanger. However, it solely focuses on
the redesign and assessment of one part of Texel’s system and does not consider
the entire product development process. The final model design will incorporate
Design for Additive Manufacturing, and manufacturability assessment based on time
& cost estimation for the newly designed heat exchanger in the case study, along
with the base methods described in the theory chapter. This thesis will evaluate
the degree of manufacturability based on the time and cost required for designing
and manufacturing the heat exchanger in Texel’s system, considering the economic
aspects of AM. The theory for the method for the manufacturability assessment of
the heat exchanger component will be described separately.
As per the thesis, the majority of costs associated with producing a metal additive
manufacturing heat exchanger occur during the processing phase, which is consistent
with previous research on metal AM part production.
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Keywords: Additive manufacturing, Heat exchanger, Manufacturability