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| cite-as = David C. Denkenberger and and Joshua M. Pearce. [http://www.mdpi.com/2411-9660/2/2/11 Design Optimization of Polymer Heat Exchanger for Automated Household-Scale Solar Water Pasteurizer]. ''Designs'' '''2018''', 2(2), 11; doi:10.3390/designs2020011 [https://www.academia.edu/36461234/Design_Optimization_of_Polymer_Heat_Exchanger_for_Automated_Household-Scale_Solar_Water_Pasteurizer open access]
|title=Design Optimization of Polymer Heat Exchange for Automated Household-Scale Solar Water Pasturizer
|description=Solar water pasturizers can help clean water in poorer communities but a barrier to their popularity in those countries are their high capital costs, which primarily come from the heat exchanger cost. This study explored different materials/technologies to reduce the heat exchanger cost while also optimizing its performance.
|intended-use=Cleaning/purifying water
|keywords=Distributed manufacturing, heat exchanger, laser welding, microchannel, open hardware, optimization, solar energy, solar thermal, solar water pasteurization, water pasteurization
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* David C. Denkenberger and and Joshua M. Pearce. [http://www.mdpi.com/2411-9660/2/2/11 Design Optimization of Polymer Heat Exchanger for Automated Household-Scale Solar Water Pasteurizer]. ''Designs'' '''2018''', 2(2), 11; doi:10.3390/designs2020011 [https://www.academia.edu/36461234/Design_Optimization_of_Polymer_Heat_Exchanger_for_Automated_Household-Scale_Solar_Water_Pasteurizer open access]


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==Abstract==
A promising approach to reducing the >870,000 deaths/year globally from unsafe water is flow-through solar water pasteurization systems (SWPs). Unfortunately, demonstrated systems have high capital costs, which limits access for the poor. The most expensive component of such systems is the heat exchanger (HX). Thus, this study focuses on cost optimization of HX designs for flow-through SWPs using high-effectiveness polymer microchannel HXs. The theoretical foundation for the cost optimization of a polymer microchannel HX is provided, and outputs are plotted in order to provide guidelines for designers to perform HX optimizations. These plots are used in two case studies: (1) substitution of a coiled copper HX with polymer microchannel HX, and (2) design of a polymer microchannel HX for a 3-D printed collector that can fit in an arbitrary build volume. The results show that substitution of the polymer expanded HX reduced the overall expenditure for the system by a factor 50, which aids in making the system more economical. For the second case study, the results show how future system designers can optimize an HX for an arbitrary SWP geometry. The approach of distributed manufacturing using laser welding appears promising for HX for SWP.
A promising approach to reducing the >870,000 deaths/year globally from unsafe water is flow-through solar water pasteurization systems (SWPs). Unfortunately, demonstrated systems have high capital costs, which limits access for the poor. The most expensive component of such systems is the heat exchanger (HX). Thus, this study focuses on cost optimization of HX designs for flow-through SWPs using high-effectiveness polymer microchannel HXs. The theoretical foundation for the cost optimization of a polymer microchannel HX is provided, and outputs are plotted in order to provide guidelines for designers to perform HX optimizations. These plots are used in two case studies: (1) substitution of a coiled copper HX with polymer microchannel HX, and (2) design of a polymer microchannel HX for a 3-D printed collector that can fit in an arbitrary build volume. The results show that substitution of the polymer expanded HX reduced the overall expenditure for the system by a factor 50, which aids in making the system more economical. For the second case study, the results show how future system designers can optimize an HX for an arbitrary SWP geometry. The approach of distributed manufacturing using laser welding appears promising for HX for SWP.  


==Keywords==
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[[distributed manufacturing]]; [[heat exchanger]]; laser welding; microchannel; [[open hardware]]; optimization; [[solar energy]]; [[solar thermal]]; [[solar water pasteurization]]; [[water pasteurization]]


== See also ==


==See Also==
* [[Expanded microchannel heat exchanger]]
* [[Expanded microchannel heat exchanger]]
* [[Towards Low-Cost Microchannel Heat Exchangers: Vehicle Heat Recovery Ventilator Prototype]]
* [[Towards Low-Cost Microchannel Heat Exchangers: Vehicle Heat Recovery Ventilator Prototype]]
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* [[Laser welding protocol: MOST]]
* [[Laser welding protocol: MOST]]
* [[Open Source Multi-Head 3D Printer for Polymer-Metal Composite Component Manufacturing]]
* [[Open Source Multi-Head 3D Printer for Polymer-Metal Composite Component Manufacturing]]
* [[Expanded microchannel heat exchanger: Non-destructive evaluation]]
* [[Expanded Microchannel Heat Exchanger: Finite Difference Modeling]]


* [[Expanded microchannel heat exchanger: Non-destructive evaluation]]
== Manufacturing the HX with an open source laser welding system ==


==Manufacturing the HX with an open source laser welding system==
* [[Experimental Characterization of Heat Transfer in an Additively Manufactured Polymer Heat Exchanger]]
* [[Experimental Characterization of Heat Transfer in an Additively Manufactured Polymer Heat Exchanger]]
* [[Expanded microchannel heat exchanger]]
* [[Expanded microchannel heat exchanger]]
* [[Open-source laser system for polymeric welding]] - open source hardware design
* [[Open-source laser system for polymeric welding]] - open source hardware design
* [[Laser welding protocol: MOST]] - operating instructions
* [[Laser welding protocol: MOST]] - operating instructions
*[[Open Source Laser Polymer Welding System: Design and Characterization of Linear Low-Density Polyethylene Multilayer Welds]]
* [[Open Source Laser Polymer Welding System: Design and Characterization of Linear Low-Density Polyethylene Multilayer Welds]]


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| title-tag = Polymer Heat Exchanger for Solar Water Pasteurizer
| keywords = Distributed manufacturing, heat exchanger, laser welding, microchannel, open hardware, optimization, solar energy, solar thermal, solar water pasteurization, water pasteurization
| sdg = SDG01 No poverty, SDG06 Clean water and sanitation, SDG07 Affordable and clean energy, SDG09 Industry innovation and infrastructure, SDG10 Reduced inequalities
| published = 2018
| organizations = MTU, Michigan_Tech's_Open_Sustainability_Technology_Lab
| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0
| language = en
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A promising approach to reducing the >870,000 deaths/year globally from unsafe water is flow-through solar water pasteurization systems (SWPs). Unfortunately, demonstrated systems have high capital costs, which limits access for the poor. The most expensive component of such systems is the heat exchanger (HX). Thus, this study focuses on cost optimization of HX designs for flow-through SWPs using high-effectiveness polymer microchannel HXs. The theoretical foundation for the cost optimization of a polymer microchannel HX is provided, and outputs are plotted in order to provide guidelines for designers to perform HX optimizations. These plots are used in two case studies: (1) substitution of a coiled copper HX with polymer microchannel HX, and (2) design of a polymer microchannel HX for a 3-D printed collector that can fit in an arbitrary build volume. The results show that substitution of the polymer expanded HX reduced the overall expenditure for the system by a factor 50, which aids in making the system more economical. For the second case study, the results show how future system designers can optimize an HX for an arbitrary SWP geometry. The approach of distributed manufacturing using laser welding appears promising for HX for SWP.

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