Thermal analysis on metal foams

Beijing Keji Daxue Xuebao/Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 895-900

  Liu, Xiao Dan ^a   Feng, Yan Hui ^a   Yang, Xue Fei ^a   Zhang, Xin Xin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

Convection heat transfer; Effective thermal conductivity; Metal foam; Numerical simulation; Porosity

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MODELS; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FORCED FLOWS; GEOMETRICAL MODELS; HIGH POROSITY; METAL FOAM; METAL FOAMS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPEN-CELL METAL FOAMS; PORE DENSITIES; RECTANGULAR DUCTS; SIMULATION RESULT; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

CELL MEMBRANES; FOAMS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; POROSITY; SIMULATORS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

METALS;

EID: 70350218841     PISSN: 1001053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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