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High temperature heat exchanger studies for applications to gas turbines

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Growing demand for environmentally friendly aero gas-turbine engines with lower emissions and improved specific fuel consumption can be met by incorporating heat exchangers into gas turbines. Relevant researches in such areas as the design of a heat exchanger matrix, materials selection, manufacturing technology, and optimization by a variety of researchers have been reviewed in this paper. Based on results reported in previous studies, potential heat exchanger designs for an aero gas turbine recuperator, intercooler, and cooling-air cooler are suggested.

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This work was supported by the Korea Foundation for International Cooperation of Science & Technology (KICOS) through a grant provided by the Korean Ministry of Education, Science & Technology (MEST) in 2008 (No. K20702000013).

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  1. Rolls-Royce University Technology Center, Pusan National University, 30 Jangjeon-Dong, Geumjeong-Gu, Busan, 609-735, Republic of Korea

    June Kee Min

  2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, 30 Jangjeon-Dong, Geumjeong-Gu, Busan, 609-735, Republic of Korea

    Ji Hwan Jeong & Man Yeong Ha

  3. Department of Aerospace, Pusan National University, 30 Jangjeon-Dong, Geumjeong-Gu, Busan, 609-735, Republic of Korea

    Kui Soon Kim

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Min, J.K., Jeong, J.H., Ha, M.Y. et al. High temperature heat exchanger studies for applications to gas turbines. Heat Mass Transfer 46, 175–186 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-009-0560-3

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