Flow and heat transfer in porous foams are usually simulated based on averaged properties
that are far from the actual values and can lead to substantial inaccuracies in the results. The …

This study aims to investigate pore-scale flow and conjugate heat transfer in high-porosity
open-cell metal foams. Five representative elementary volume (REV) samples with different …

Fluid flow and thermal distribution in isothermal forced convection heat transfer through
metal foams are studied. The true geometry of the metal foam samples are obtained by …

The pore-scale analysis includes the pore network simulation and direct numerical
simulation, which the latter is more accurate and provides more details about the problem …

Previously, extensive efforts have been made in investigating heat transfer in open-cell
metal foams in order to better understand and apply them in engineering applications. As a …

Effective thermal conductivity in open-cell foam with hierarchical pore structure was
estimated using lattice Boltzmann method. A new structure algorithm was proposed to …

Flows in porous media may be modeled using two major classes of approaches:(a) a
macroscopic approach, where volume-averaged semiempirical equations are used to …

Although highly desirable, accurate prediction of the effective thermal conductivity of high-
porosity open-cell porous foam materials has remained to be a challenging problem. Aiming …

Forced convection heat transfer in four structured porous materials produced by selective
laser melting (SLM) was experimentally and numerically studied. The porous materials are …

The unique properties of ceramic foams make them well suited to a range of applications in
science and engineering such as heat transfer, reaction catalysis, flow stabilization, and …