AMHEX2 - Simulation and Design of Efficient cooler Structures

In the joint research project AMHEX 2 with Siemens Healthineers AG, innovative heat exchanger structures for use in photon-counting X-ray detectors are being investigated and optimised. The aim is to develop high-performance, energy-efficient cooler geometries that enable high-precision temperature control of the sensor material within a range of a few degrees while minimising pressure losses.
To this end, the flow, temperature and structural behaviour of additively manufactured designs are systematically analysed using multiphysical simulations, design-of-experiments methods and parametric geometry optimisation. The insights gained into material and flow behaviour form the basis for virtual design, as well as for the manufacture and experimental validation of optimised prototypes.
The project combines digital modelling, data-driven evaluation and additive manufacturing into an integrated development approach and contributes to generating new scientific insights in the field of thermal management systems and making them available to the professional public.