Influence of pore density on heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of wet air in hydrophilic metal foams

2019 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 113897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhancheng Lai ◽  
Haitao Hu ◽  
Guoliang Ding
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
Pore Density

scholarly journals Various Trade-Off Scenarios in Thermo-Hydrodynamic Performance of Metal Foams Due to Variations in Their Thickness and Structural Conditions

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 8343
Author(s):  
Trilok G ◽  
N Gnanasekaran ◽  
Moghtada Mobedi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Flow Resistance ◽  
Metal Foam ◽  
Vertical Channel ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Pore Density ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Topsis Technique

The long standing issue of increased heat transfer, always accompanied by increased pressure drop using metal foams, is addressed in the present work. Heat transfer and pressure drop, both of various magnitudes, can be observed in respect to various flow and heat transfer influencing aspects of considered metal foams. In this regard, for the first time, orderly varying pore density (characterized by visible pores per inch, i.e., PPI) and porosity (characterized by ratio of void volume to total volume) along with varied thickness are considered to comprehensively analyze variation in the trade-off scenario between flow resistance minimization and heat transfer augmentation behavior of metal foams with the help of numerical simulations and TOPSIS (Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) which is a multi-criteria decision-making tool to address the considered multi-objective problem. A numerical domain of vertical channel is modelled with zone of metal foam porous media at the channel center by invoking LTNE and Darcy–Forchheimer models. Metal foams of four thickness ratios are considered (1, 0.75, 0.5 and 0.25), along with varied pore density (5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 PPI), each at various porosity conditions of 0.8, 0.85, 0.9 and 0.95 porosity. Numerically obtained pressure and temperature field data are critically analyzed for various trade-off scenarios exhibited under the abovementioned variable conditions. A type of metal foam based on its morphological (pore density and porosity) and configurational (thickness) aspects, which can participate in a desired trade-off scenario between flow resistance and heat transfer, is illustrated.

Microtomography-Based Analysis of Pressure Drop and Heat Transfer Through Open Cell Metal Foams

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Oliviero ◽  
S. Cunsolo ◽  
W. M. Harris ◽  
M. Iasiello ◽  
W. K. S. Chiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Metal Foam ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Thermal Characteristics ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
Surface Evolver ◽  
Periodic Cell ◽  
Numerical Predictions

Their light weight, open porosity, high surface area per unit volume and thermal characteristics make metal foams a promising material for many industrial applications involving fluid flow and heat transfer. Pressure drop and heat transfer of porous media have inspired a number of experimental and numerical studies. Many models have been proposed in the literature that correlate the pressure gradient and the heat transfer coefficient with the mean cell size and porosity. However, large differences exist among results predicted by different models. Most studies are based on idealized periodic cell structures. In this study, the true 3-D micro-structure of the metal foam is obtained by employing x-ray computed microtomography (XCT). For comparison, ideal Kelvin foam structures are developed in the free-to-use software “Surface Evolver” surface energy minimization program. Pressure drop and heat transfer are then investigated using the CFD Module of COMSOL® Multiphysics code. A comparison between the numerical predictions from the real and ideal geometries is carried out.

scholarly journals Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in Porous Metal Foams

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Reutter ◽  
Elena Smirnova ◽  
Jo¨rg Sauerhering ◽  
Stefanie Angel ◽  
Thomas Fend ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Metal Powder ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Porous Metal ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
Inconel 625 ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients

Metal foams made by the SlipReactionFoamSintering (SRFS)-process are investigated. In these foams the pores are produced by a reaction between iron and a weak acid. The generated hydrogen forms pores in a metal powder slurry. These pores remain in the foam after sintering. Also secondary pores are found in these foams because of the sintering of the metal powder slurry. The metal powder base of the foams is Inconel 625 and Hastelloy B. Foam samples with a variety of different porosities of the two metals in the range of about 62% to 87% are used as well as samples made out of sintered metal powder which were not foamed with porosities of around 50%. The motivation for this study is to use these foams as combustion chamber walls in gas fired power plants. By using porous walls effusion cooling can be applied to keep the wall temperatures low. Air is used as a fluid to study the flow characteristics of these samples. Their pressure drop with air at room temperature is measured in the range of velocities of up to around 1 m/s. The parameters characterizing the foams are obtained using the Darcy-Forchheimer equations resulting in the permeability and the inertial coefficients. The dependency on the porosity is discussed. The volumetric heat transfer is measured for the foams by a transient method based on an air flow with a sinusoidal temperature wave, which is attenuated by the sample. The obtained volumetric heat transfer coefficients are discussed and transferred to Nu-Re correlations. Correlations between the heat transfer coefficients and the pressure drop coefficients are made.

scholarly journals The effect of open-cell metal foams strut shape on convection heat transfer and pressure drop

2016 ◽  
Vol 103 ◽  
pp. 333-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Ambrosio ◽  
Nicola Bianco ◽  
Wilson K.S. Chiu ◽  
Marcello Iasiello ◽  
Vincenzo Naso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Convection Heat Transfer ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
Convection Heat ◽  
Open Cell

Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of Lotus-Type Porous Metals

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenshiro Muramatsu ◽  
Takuya Ide ◽  
Hideo Nakajima ◽  
John K. Eaton
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Heat Transfer Performance ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Heated Surface ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
Thin Layers ◽  
Random Structure ◽  
Transfer Performance ◽  
Layer Spacing

Metal foams are of interest for heat transfer applications because of their high surface-to-volume ratio and high convective heat transfer coefficients. However, conventional open-cell foams have high pressure drop and low net thermal conductivity in the direction normal to a heated surface due to the fully random structure. This paper examines heat transfer elements made by stacking thin layers of lotus metal which have many small pores aligned in the flow direction. The reduction in randomness reduces the pressure drop and increases the thermal conduction compared to conventional metal foams. Experimental results are presented for the heat transfer performance of two types of lotus metal fins, one with a deterministic pattern of machined holes and one with a random hole pattern made by a continuous casting technique. The layer spacing, the hole diameter, the porosity, and the flow Reynolds number were all varied. The measurements show that spacing between fin layers and the relative alignment of pores in successive fins can have a substantial effect on the heat transfer performance.

Numerical Analysis of Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in Metal Foams for Different Morphological Models

2014 ◽  
Vol 136 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcello Iasiello ◽  
Salvatore Cunsolo ◽  
Maria Oliviero ◽  
William M. Harris ◽  
Nicola Bianco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Metal Foam ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
The Real ◽  
Numerical Predictions ◽  
The Ideal

Because of their light weight, open porosity, high surface area per unit volume, and thermal characteristics, metal foams are a promising material for many industrial applications involving fluid flow and heat transfer. The pressure drop and heat transfer in porous media have inspired a number of experimental and numerical studies, and many models have been proposed in the literature that correlate the pressure gradient and the heat transfer coefficient with the mean cell size and porosity. However, large differences exist among results predicted by different models, and most studies are based on idealized periodic cell structures. In this study, the true three-dimensional microstructure of the metal foam is obtained by employing x-ray computed microtomography (XCT). This is the “real” structure. For comparison, ideal Kelvin foam structures are developed in the free-to-use software “surface evolver” surface energy minimization program. These are “ideal” structures. Pressure drop and heat transfer are then investigated in each structure using the CFD module of COMSOL® Multiphysics code. A comparison between the numerical predictions from the real and ideal geometries is carried out. The predictions showed that heat transfer characteristics are very close for low values of Reynolds number, but larger Reynolds numbers create larger differences between the results of the ideal and real structures. Conversely, the differences in pressure drop at any Reynolds number are nearly 100%. Results from the models are then validated by comparing them with experimental results taken from the literature. The validation suggests that the ideal structure poorly predicts the heat transfer and pressure drops.

Heat Transfer Performance of Lotus-Type Porous Metals

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenshiro Muramatsu ◽  
Takuya Ide ◽  
Hideo Nakajima ◽  
John K. Eaton
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Heat Transfer Performance ◽  
Heated Surface ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
Thin Layers ◽  
Random Structure ◽  
Transfer Performance ◽  
Porous Metals ◽  
Layer Spacing

Metal foams are of interest for heat transfer applications because of their high surface-to-volume ratio and high convective heat transfer coefficients. However, conventional open-cell foams have high pressure drop and low net thermal conductivity in the direction normal to a heated surface due to the fully random structure. This paper examines porous metals made by stacking thin layers of lotus metal which have many small pores aligned in the flow direction. The reduction in randomness reduces the pressure drop and increases the thermal conduction compared to conventional metal foams. Experimental results are presented for the heat transfer performance of two types of lotus metal fins, one with a deterministic pattern of machined holes and one with a random hole pattern made by a continuous casting technique. The layer spacing, the hole diameter, the porosity and the flow Reynolds number were all varied. The measurements show that spacing between fin layers and the relative alignment of pores in successive fins can have a substantial effect on the heat transfer performance.

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