From Shark Skin to Heat Exchangers: Biomimicry + Simulation as an Engineering Framework
Dr. Aakash Shaun Hurry’s PhD research set out to answer a simple but powerful question: can inspiration from nature help us design more efficient heat exchangers? In this guest blog article, Dr Hurry describes how he used a combination of CFD simulation, additive manufacturing, and laboratory testing to explore how the microscopic scales of shark denticles could be applied to heat exchanger fins to improve heat transfer and overall performance.
