Potentials of porous materials for energy management in heat exchangers–A comprehensive review
Heat exchangers are recognized as popular thermal devices with various and important
applications in industrial energy systems. Many techniques were employed in order to …
applications in industrial energy systems. Many techniques were employed in order to …
Application of porous metal foam heat exchangers and the implications of particulate fouling for energy-intensive industries
Curtailing the ever-increasing global energy demand remains an arduous challenge. The
US Energy Information Administration emphasized that the deployment of new heat …
US Energy Information Administration emphasized that the deployment of new heat …
A review on thermal application of metal foam
K Chen, LJ Guo, H Wang - Science China Technological Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Heat exchangers embedded with metal foam are drawing increasing attention in the thermal
application field, due to the performance of low density, large ratio of surface area to volume …
application field, due to the performance of low density, large ratio of surface area to volume …
Kelvin-cell-based metal foam heat exchanger with elliptical struts for low energy consumption
Conventional Kelvin-cell-based metal foam (KMF) has triangular or circular struts. This study
proposes a KMF with elliptical struts instead of such struts. Two schemes of transforming a …
proposes a KMF with elliptical struts instead of such struts. Two schemes of transforming a …
Evaluation of thermal and fluid dynamic performance parameters in aluminum foam compact heat exchangers
B Buonomo, A di Pasqua, O Manca… - Applied Thermal …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper analyses the behavior of heat exchangers with metal foam. A numerical study in
a laminar steady state two-dimensional model is provided to evaluate the thermal-fluid …
a laminar steady state two-dimensional model is provided to evaluate the thermal-fluid …
Simulation of forced convective heat transfer in Kelvin cells with optimized skeletons
The optimization of pore structure for metal foam is a feasible method for reducing the
pressure drop and improving the overall heat transfer performance, especially at high …
pressure drop and improving the overall heat transfer performance, especially at high …
Performance evaluation of metal-foam baffle exhaust heat exchanger for waste heat recovery
T Chen, G Shu, H Tian, T Zhao, H Zhang, Z Zhang - Applied energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel metal-foam baffle cut shell and tube heat exchanger for waste heat
recovery system is presented to recover heat in the exhaust gas. A 3D numerical model is …
recovery system is presented to recover heat in the exhaust gas. A 3D numerical model is …
Forced convection heat transfer in porous structure: effect of morphology on pressure drop and heat transfer coefficient
A light-weight structure with sufficient mechanical strength and heat transfer performance is
increasingly required for some thermal management issues. The porous structure with the …
increasingly required for some thermal management issues. The porous structure with the …
Metallic foam with cross flow heat exchanger: A review of parameters, performance, and challenges
The cross‐flow heat exchanger involves a tractor moving between two fluids that flow in a
direction perpendicular to each other, and one of the fluids is often a liquid and the other is a …
direction perpendicular to each other, and one of the fluids is often a liquid and the other is a …
Heat transfer characteristics of a circular cylinder covered by a porous layer undergoing vortex-induced vibration
In this study, heat transfer characteristics of an elastically-mounted circular cylinder wrapped
by a porous layer are studied numerically. The vibration of the cylinder is modeled as a …
by a porous layer are studied numerically. The vibration of the cylinder is modeled as a …