Numerical investigation of pressure drop and heat transfer through open cell foams with 3D Laguerre-Voronoi model

2017 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. 819-839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhengwei Nie ◽  
Yuyi Lin ◽  
Qingbin Tong
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Numerical Investigation ◽  
Open Cell ◽  
Open Cell Foams

Analysis of Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Through Idealized Open Cell Ceramic Foams: Comparison Between Kelvin and Weaire-Phelan Cell Structures

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Bianco ◽  
S. Cunsolo ◽  
W. K. S. Chiu ◽  
V. Naso ◽  
A. Migliozzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Surface Evolver ◽  
Open Cell ◽  
Ceramic Foams ◽  
Cell Structures ◽  
Cell Architecture ◽  
Cell Dimensions ◽  
Open Cell Foams

In the applications of metal foams, the knowledge of the thermal transport properties is of primary importance. Thermal properties of a foam heavily depend on its microstructure. However, the influence of some geometric characteristics of the foam cells on their properties is far from being understood. Foam models are promising tools to study the above said effects. The effect of the cell architecture on heat transfer and pressure drop in open cell foams is investigated numerically using two foam models. The Kelvin and the Weaire-Phelan foam models are developed in an open source software “Surface Evolver”. Heat transfer and pressure drop in samples with different porosities and cell dimensions are studied using COMSOL® Multiphysics. Finally, a comparison between the numerical results obtained from two foam models is carried out in order to evaluate the feasibility to substitute the Weaire-Phelan foam structure, which is more complex and computationally heavier, with the simpler Kelvin foam representation.

Cost-Efficient Aluminum Open-Cell Foams: Manufacture, Characterization, and Heat Transfer Measurements

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 1701032 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Monno ◽  
Daniela Negri ◽  
Valerio Mussi ◽  
Pedram Aghaei ◽  
Gianpiero Groppi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Open Cell ◽  
Open Cell Foams ◽  
Cost Efficient
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