Experimental investigation on water drainage characteristics of open-cell metal foams with different wettabilities

2017 ◽  
Vol 79 ◽  
pp. 101-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haitao Hu ◽  
Zhancheng Lai ◽  
Guoliang Ding ◽  
Dawei Zhuang ◽  
Xiaomin Weng
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
Water Drainage ◽  
Open Cell

scholarly journals Experimental investigation on the solidification behavior of phase change materials in open-cell metal foams

2017 ◽  
Vol 142 ◽  
pp. 3703-3708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingsong Bai ◽  
Zengxu Guo ◽  
Hailong Li ◽  
Xiaohu Yang ◽  
Liwen Jin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Phase Change ◽  
Phase Change Materials ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
Solidification Behavior ◽  
Open Cell

3D NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF FLUID FLOW THROUGH OPEN-CELL METAL FOAMS USING MICRO-TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 1019-1029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Zafari ◽  
Masoud Panjepour ◽  
Mohsen Davazdah Emami ◽  
Mahmood Meratian
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Numerical Investigation ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
Open Cell ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Micro Tomography

CuZnAl Shape Memory Alloys Foams

2012 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ausonio Tuissi ◽  
Paola Bassani ◽  
Carlo Alberto Biffi
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory Alloys ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
Cellular Structures ◽  
Metallic Materials ◽  
Open Cell ◽  
Liquid Infiltration ◽  
Highly Porous ◽  
Metal Infiltration

Foams and other highly porous metallic materials with cellular structures are known to have many interesting combinations of physical and mechanical properties. That makes these systems very attractive for both structural and functional applications. Cellular metals can be produced by several methods including liquid infiltration of leachable space holders. In this contribution, results on metal foams of Cu based shape memory alloys (SMAs) processed by molten metal infiltration of SiO2 particles are presented. By using this route, highly homogeneous CuZnAl SMA foams with a spherical open-cell morphologies have been manufactured and tested. Morphological, thermo-mechanical and cycling results are reported.

Experimental and numerical thermal analysis of open-cell metal foams developed through a topological optimization and 3D printing process

2018 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 10904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelatif Merabtine ◽  
Nicolas Gardan ◽  
Julien Gardan ◽  
Houssem Badreddine ◽  
Chuan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Analysis ◽  
3D Printing ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Lattice Model ◽  
Metal Foam ◽  
Complex Geometry ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
Topological Optimization ◽  
Plaster Mold ◽  
Open Cell

This study focuses on the thermal analysis and comparing a lattice model and an optimized model of open-cell metal foams manufactured thanks to a metal casting process. The topological optimization defines the complex geometry through thermal criteria and a plaster mold reproduces it in 3D printing to be used in casting. The study of the thermal behavior conducted on the two open foam metal structures is performed based on several measurements, as well as numerical simulations. It is observed that the optimized metal foam presented less and non-homogenous local temperature than the lattice model with the gap of about 10 °C between both models. The pore size and porosity significantly affect the heat transfer through the metal foam. The comparison between numerical simulations and experimental results regarding the temperature fields shows a good agreement allowing the validation of the developed three-dimensional model based on the finite element method.

scholarly journals Modelling of the behaviour of metal foams under shock compression

2018 ◽  
Vol 183 ◽  
pp. 01041
Author(s):  
Nicolas Jacques ◽  
Romain Barthélémy
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Excellent Agreement ◽  
Strain Curve ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
Cellular Materials ◽  
Theoretical Modelling ◽  
Stress Strain Curve ◽  
Open Cell ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Shock Response

A theoretical modelling is proposed to describe the shock response of foam materials. This model is based on micromechanical and energetic arguments, and takes into account the contribution of microscale inertia. Within this framework, an analytical expression of the Hugoniot stress-strain curve is proposed for elastic-plastic cellular materials. The predictions derived from the proposed model are in excellent agreement with experimental data for open-cell aluminium foams. The case of viscoplastic foams is also considered.

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