Profile: Oxford nanoSystems’ heat transfer coatings
Nanospiked coatings drastically increase heat exchangers’ efficiency and can be applied after manufacturing
Heat exchangers are used in all sorts of places, from home refrigerators to the nearest process plant. Designed to efficiently transfer heat from one material to another, their performance can have a big influence on the overall energy efficiency, and hence environmental impact, of the application it is used in.
A team of chemists and materials scientists in Oxfordshire have developed adaptable nanostructured coatings that can improve heat transfer in most applications. They helped found Oxford nanoSystems, which is now about to bring the coatings to market.