Lead Performer: University of Maryland – College Park, MD; partners: Heat Transfer Technologies – Prospect Heights, IL, Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Oak Ridge, TN
February 15, 2022
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Lead Performer: University of Maryland – College Park, MD
Partners:
-- Heat Transfer Technologies – Prospect Heights, IL
-- Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Oak Ridge, TN
DOE Total Funding: $1,400,000
Cost Share: $350,000
Project Term: October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2024
Funding Type: Funding Opportunity
Project Objective
University of Maryland is developing an adhesive-based hybrid manufacturing method for next-generation air-to-refrigerant heat exchangers that is cheaper, safer, more energy efficient, and more environmentally friendly than existing solder-based manufacturing methods.
Project Impact
This hybrid manufacturing method should enable the construction of heat exchangers that are cheaper, more compact, use less refrigerant, and more reliable for use in heat pumps and other advanced building technologies. These heat exchangers have the potential to save 0.55 quads of energy per year by furthering the deployment of heat pumps.
Contacts
DOE Technology Manager: Payam Delgoshaei
Lead Performer: Vikrant C. Aute