Micro heat exchanger
Micro heat exchangers, Micro-scale heat exchangers, or microstructured heat exchangers are heat exchangers in which (at least one) fluid flows in lateral confinements with typical dimensions below 1 mm. The most typical such confinement are microchannels, which are channels with a hydraulic diameter below 1 mm. Microchannel heat exchangers can be made from metal or ceramic.
Microchannel heat exchangers can be used for many applications including:
- high-performance aircraft gas turbine engines
- heat pumps
- Microprocessor and microchip cooling
- air conditioning
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