X-ray computer tomography (CT) is fast becoming an accepted tool within the materials
science community for the acquisition of 3D images. Here the authors review the current …

Open cell metal foams are good candidates for augmenting the thermal performance of heat
sinks and compact heat exchangers, with the added benefits of lighter and more compact …

Ceramic foams are promising materials for the absorber of volumetric solar air receivers in
concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) receivers. The macroscopic temperature …

Porous medium had the advantages of high porosity, large specific surface area and three
dimensional micro-nano cross scale transfixion, which had been widely used in the fields of …

We assess the heat transfer properties of open-cell foams, ie cellular materials made of
interconnected struts, in view of their use as catalyst carriers. Metallic foams made of …

Reticulate porous ceramics employed in high-temperature processes are characterized for
heat and mass transfer. The exact 3D digital geometry of their complex porous structure is …

In addition to the multiple actual or possible applications of metal and ceramic foams in
various technological fields, their thermal properties make them a good candidate for …

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 …

Due to their interesting thermal, mechanical and exchange properties, solid metal or ceramic
foams have shown a strong development in numerous technological fields for which the …

In recent years, a number of analytical and numerical models have been dedicated to
characterization of radiative properties of open-cell foams. In the current study, a review of …