Characterization of high porosity open-celled metal foam using computed tomography

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD

Volumn 375, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 415-424

  Schmierer, Eric N ^a   Razani, Arsalan ^b   Keating, Scott ^c   Melton, Tony ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of New Mexico   (United States)

^c HYTEC Sensors and Imaging Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FOAMS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

FOAM LATTICE; GEOMETRIC PARAMETER; METAL FOAMS; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM;

METALS;

EID: 20344389792     PISSN: 02725673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2004-60320     Document Type: Conference Paper

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