The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), tasked with promoting advanced energy technologies, has awarded Michigan State University a $2.3 million grant to develop a new 3D printed heat exchanger for use in power generation. The goal of this funding is to utilize new alloys suitable for powder-based manufacturing to produce a […]
GE Research $2.5 M project attains 3D printed Ultra Performance Heat Exchanger
GE Research, the R&D wing of American conglomerate GE, has used 3D printing to design an ultra-efficient, low-emission heat exchanger for power generation equipment. Called UPHEAT (Ultra Performance Heat Exchanger enabled by Additive Technology), the heat exchanger is part of a $2.5 M project led by GE Research. The project was established through the Advanced […]