In this study, thermal treatments have been investigated for different channel angles and mass flow rates of a compact heat exchanger have been manufactured by direct metal laser sintering technique instead of a sealed and brazed one used in many areas. Boundary conditions of available heat exchanger experimental test have been used in laboratory. In this study, we have designed for compact heat exchanger of 30• , 45• and 60• channel angle and used three different mass flow rates (0.2, 0.3, and 0.43 kg/s). Heat transfers occurring between heat channels and walls of heat exchangers for different channel angles and efficiency of heat exchangers have been calculated. As a result of the analysis, it has been determined that in order for maximum of heat transfer of a compact heat exchanger, following working conditions ought to be fulfilled: channel angle 30• , hot water input temperature 60• C, cold water input temperature 15• C, and mass flow rate 0.43 kg/s.

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In this study, instead of gasketed or brazed plate heat exchangers, which are used in various fields of application, a direct metal sintering method is used to design a heat exchanger with its original geometry and with different geometries. Studies of heat exchangers found in published literature were reviewed, and the thermal behaviors of the proposed unique designs were examined. Usually heat exchangers using this design do not use channel spacing angles of 30-45-60-75• for the plate ducts. The thermal behaviors of the fluid-circulating systems were analyzed using ANSYS FLUENT software, and they used the boundary conditions found in the literature for this design. Heat transfer between the heat exchanger channels and channel walls was calculated. The analyses results show that an increase in the amount of heat transfer surface area and also an increase in surface roughness increased the amount of positive heat transfer.

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