Effect of sample's length on flow properties of open-cell metal foam and pressure-drop correlations

Journal of Porous Materials

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 655-665

  Dukhan, Nihad ^a   Patel, Krunal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrance exit; Length effect; Metal foam; Permeability; Porous metals; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM FOAM; DARCY LAW; ENTRANCE/EXIT; FLOW DIRECTION; FLOW PROPERTIES; FORCHHEIMER EQUATION; FORM DRAG; LENGTH EFFECT; METAL FOAM; METAL FOAMS; ON FLOW; OPEN CELL ALUMINUM FOAMS; OPEN-CELL METAL FOAMS; POROUS MEDIUM; POROUS METAL; THICKNESS VALUE; VISCOUS DRAG;

ALUMINUM; DRAG; DRAG COEFFICIENT; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FOAMS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

METALS;

EID: 84855681283     PISSN: 13802224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10934-010-9423-z     Document Type: Article

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