For this project, Mezzo was approached by a defense contractor to improve upon the rectangular tube and fin radiator being used in an existing military ground vehicle

Since the customer already found that they could not meet their requirements using conventional tube and fin technology, they approached Mezzo. The requirements were as follows:

• Reduce the unit’s height (and subsequently, the frontal area) from 0.75m to 0.5m
• Maintain or reduce the unit’s width and depth
• Reduce the unit’s weight by at least 25%
• Maintain or increase the unit’s heat transfer
• Maintain or reduce water-side pressure drop
• Withstand g-force and vibration profiles provided by the customer

Mezzo was able to meet all of the dimensional, structural, and thermal requirements while reducing weight by over 47%, instead of the requested 25%.