The Effective Thermal Conductivity of High Porosity Fibrous Metal Foams

1999 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 466-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. V. Calmidi ◽  
R. L. Mahajan
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Effective Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Fibrous Metal

An Analytical Unit Cell Model for the Effective Thermal Conductivity of High Porosity Open-Cell Metal Foams

2014 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Hu Yang ◽  
Jia Xi Bai ◽  
Hong Bin Yan ◽  
Jiu Jie Kuang ◽  
Tian Jian Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Effective Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Cell Model ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Unit Cell Model ◽  
Open Cell

Characterization of High Porosity Open-Celled Metal Foam Using Computed Tomography

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric N. Schmierer ◽  
Arsalan Razani ◽  
Scott Keating ◽  
Tony Melton
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Effective Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Metal Foam ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Interfacial Surface

High porosity metal foams have been the subject of many investigations for use in heat transfer enhancement through increased effective thermal conductivity and surface area. Convection heat transfer applications with these foams have been investigated for a large range of Reynolds numbers. Common to these analyses is the need for quantitative information about the interfacial surface area and the effective thermal conductivity of the metal foam. The effective thermal conductivity of these metal foams have been well characterized, however little investigation has been made into the actual surface area of the foam and its dependence on the foam pore density and porosity. Three-dimensional x-ray computed tomography (CT) is used for determining interfacial surface area and ligament diameter of metal foam with porosities ranging from 0.85 to 0.97 and pore densities of 5, 10, 20, and 40 pores per inch. Calibration samples with known surface area and volume are utilized to benchmark the CT process. Foam results are compared to analytical results obtained from the development of a three-dimensional model of the high porosity open-celled foam. The results obtained are compared to results from previous investigations into these geometric parameters. Results from calibration sample comparison and analysis of the foam indicate the need for additional work in quantifying the repeatability and sources of error in CT measurement process.

Effective thermal conductivity of high porosity open-cell metal foams

2020 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
pp. 118974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huizhu Yang ◽  
Yongyao Li ◽  
Yue Yang ◽  
Dong Chen ◽  
Yonggang Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Effective Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Open Cell

Analytical and Numerical Modeling of Conductive and Convective Heat Transfer Through Open-Cell Metal Foams

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrdad Taheri ◽  
Sanjeev Chandra ◽  
Javad Mostaghimi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Numerical Modeling ◽  
Convective Heat Transfer ◽  
Effective Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Convective Heat ◽  
Thermal Equilibrium ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
Local Thermal Equilibrium ◽  
High Porosity

In this paper, a comprehensive analytical and numerical study of conductive and convective heat transfer through high porosity metal foams is presented. In the first part a novel theoretical model for determination of effective thermal conductivity of metal foams is introduced. This general analysis can be applied to any complex array of interconnected foam cells. Assuming dodecahedron unit cell for modeling the structure of metal foams, an approximate equation for evaluation of effective thermal conductivity of foam with a known porosity is obtained. In this approximation method, unlike the previous two-dimensional (2D) models, porosity is the only geometric input parameter used for evaluation of effective thermal conductivity, while its predictions of effective thermal conductivity are in excellent agreement with the previous models. In the second part a 3D numerical model for conduction in metal foam is constructed. The foam has a square cross section and is exposed to constant temperature at both ends and constant heat flux from the sides. We assume local thermal equilibrium (LTE), i.e., the solid and fluid temperatures are to be locally equal. Comparison of the 3D numerical results to the experiments shows very good agreement. The last part of the study is concerned with the 3D numerical modeling of convective heat transfer through metal foams. Experimentally determined values of permeability and Forchheimer coefficient for 10 pores per inch (PPI) nickel foam are applied to the Brinkman-Forchheimer equation to calculate fluid flow through the foam. Local thermal equilibrium (LTE) and local thermal non-equilibrium (LTNE) methods were both employed for heat transfer simulations. While LTE method resulted in faster calculations and also did not need surface area to volume ratio (αsf) and internal convective coefficient (hsf) as its input, it was not accurate for high temperatures. LTNE should be used to obtain distinct local solid and fluid temperatures.

Effective thermal conductivity of open-pore metal foams as a function of the base material

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 825-836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Martin Matz ◽  
Bettina Stefanie Mocker ◽  
Norbert Jost ◽  
Peter Krug
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Effective Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Base Material ◽  
Metal Foams
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