A review of the capabilities of high heat flux removal by porous materials, microchannels and spray cooling techniques

P Smakulski, S Pietrowicz - Applied thermal engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Most advanced, high power technologies require a large amount of heat to be dissipated
from the limited surface area or space. Solutions to such problems are vital, among others, in …

Research progress on flow and heat transfer characteristics of fluids in metal foams

H Hu, Y Zhao, Y Li - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Open-cell metal foam has a great potential for manufacturing compact heat exchangers in
energy conservation systems due to the advantages of large specific surface area and high …

A critical review of pool and flow boiling heat transfer of dielectric fluids on enhanced surfaces

KC Leong, JY Ho, KK Wong - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Pool and flow boiling of dielectric fluids are efficient direct liquid cooling techniques with
immense potential in the thermal management of electronic/electrical components …

Improved flow boiling characteristics in minichannel with open-cell porous ribs

L Wang, X Luo, J Zhang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Porous metal has been proven to exhibit significant heat transfer enhancement in
minichannel. Focusing on fully utilizing the advantages of porous metal in heat transfer and …

A review of thermo-hydraulic performance of metal foam and its application as heat sinks for electronics cooling

Y Li, L Gong, M Xu, Y Joshi - Journal of …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
High porosity metal foams offer large surface area per unit volume and have been
considered as effective candidates for convection heat transfer enhancement, with …

Subcooled flow boiling of water in a metal-foam tube: An experimental study

S Azizifar, M Ameri, I Behroyan - International Communications in Heat and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present article experimentally explored heat transfer through a horizontal metal-foam
tube with a constant wall heat flux during the subcooled flow boiling of water. The impacts of …

Experimental thermohydraulic characterisation of flow boiling and condensation in additive manufactured plate-fin heat exchanger

G El Achkar, C Septet, O Le Metayer… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, an experimental thermohydraulic characterisation of flow boiling and
condensation in additive manufactured plate-fin heat exchanger was conducted. An original …

Enhancing thermal-hydraulic performance in heat exchangers with metal foam inserts: a comprehensive experimental investigation

AA Dhavale, MM Lele - Experimental Heat Transfer, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This research investigates the use of metal foam inserts to enhance the thermal-hydraulic
performance of double-tube heat exchangers, relevant for energy-efficient systems such as …

R134a and R1234ze (E) liquid and flow boiling heat transfer in a high porosity copper foam

S Mancin, A Diani, L Doretti, L Rossetto - International Journal of Heat and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Heat dissipation is one of the most important issues for the reliability of electronics
equipment. Boiling can be a very efficient heat transfer mechanism, thus it can be used to …

Experimental study of the effect of metal foams on subcooled flow boiling heat transfer of water and developing a correlation for predicting heat transfer

S Azizifar, M Ameri, I Behroyan - Chemical Engineering Science, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper has investigated the effect of different porosities (0.80–0.90) of the metal foam
pipes on heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop of subcooled flow boiling of water …