Advanced search
Publication Cover
Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 58, 2010 - Issue 7
Submit an article Journal homepage
852
Views
84
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Microtomography-Based Simulation of Transport through Open-Cell Metal Foams

Karthik K. Bodla School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
,
Jayathi Y. Murthy School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
&
Suresh V. Garimella School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 527-544 | Received 21 May 2010, Accepted 12 Jul 2010, Published online: 05 Oct 2010

Citations (84)

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Subscribe to citation updates

Read on this site (6)

Hasan Celik, Moghtada Mobedi, Akira Nakayama & Unver Ozkol. (2018) A numerical study on determination of volume averaged thermal transport properties of metal foam structures using X-ray microtomography technique. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications 74:7, pages 1368-1386.
Read now
P.V. S. S. Srivatsa, Rajesh Baby & C. Balaji. (2014) Numerical Investigation of PCM Based Heat Sinks with Embedded Metal Foam/Crossed Plate Fins. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications 66:10, pages 1131-1153.
Read now
Zhiqiang Li, Jianjun Zhang, Zhihua Wang, Yanze Song & Longmao Zhao. (2013) Study on the Thermal Properties of Closed-Cell Metal Foams Based on Voronoi Random Models. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications 64:12, pages 1038-1049.
Read now
Peter De Jaeger, Christophe T’Joen, Henk Huisseune, Bernd Ameel, Sven De Schampheleire & Michel De Paepe. (2013) Influence of Geometrical Parameters of Open-Cell Aluminum Foam on Thermohydraulic Performance. Heat Transfer Engineering 34:14, pages 1202-1215.
Read now
Tien-Mo Shih, Yingbin Zheng, Martinus Arie & Jin-Cheng Zheng. (2013) Literature Survey of Numerical Heat Transfer (2010–2011). Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications 64:6, pages 435-525.
Read now
H.J. Zhang, Z.P. Zou, Y. Li & J. Ye. (2011) Preconditioned Density-Based Algorithm for Conjugate Porous/Fluid/Solid Domains. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications 60:2, pages 129-153.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (78)

Zhaowen Wang, Hao Zhou, Jiawei Luo, Yawei Li, Hao Fang & Tianxiao Liu. (2023) Experimental Investigation and X-Ray Computed Microtomography Simulation on Thermal Physical Properties of Foundation Materials after Molten Salt Leakage in the Storage Tank. Journal of Thermal Science.
Crossref
Ya-Ling He, Shen Du & Sheng Shen. (2023) Advances in porous volumetric solar receivers and enhancement of volumetric absorption. Energy Reviews, pages 100035.
Crossref
E. Hamidi, P.B. Ganesan, R.K. Sharma & K.W. Yong. (2023) Computational study of heat transfer enhancement using porous foams with phase change materials: A comparative review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 176, pages 113196.
Crossref
Azadeh Jafarizadeh, MohammadAli Ahmadzadeh, Sajad Mahmoudzadeh & Masoud Panjepour. (2023) A New Approach for Predicting the Pressure Drop in Various Types of Metal Foams Using a Combination of CFD and Machine Learning Regression Models. Transport in Porous Media 147:1, pages 59-91.
Crossref
Surendra Singh Rathore, Balkrishna Mehta, Pradeep Kumar & Mohammad Asfer. (2022) Flow Characterization in Triply Periodic Minimal Surface (TPMS)-Based Porous Geometries: Part 1—Hydrodynamics. Transport in Porous Media 146:3, pages 669-701.
Crossref
Sung-Ho Park & Ji Hwan Jeong. (2022) Analytical fin efficiency model for open-cell porous metal fins based on Kelvin cell assumption. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 196, pages 123283.
Crossref
Dylan Dickstein, Danny Donghyun Ko, Warren Nadvornick, Karan Jain, Saurin Holdheim, Yongho Sungtaek Ju & Nasr Ghoniem. (2022) Optimized Permeability of Microporous Foam for Transpiration Cooling in Hypersonic Leading Edge. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer 36:4, pages 907-919.
Crossref
Chao Zhang, Xiangzhuang Kong, Xian Wang, Yanxia Du & Guangming Xiao. (2022) A Predicting Model for the Effective Thermal Conductivity of Anisotropic Open-Cell Foam. Energies 15:16, pages 6091.
Crossref
A.J. Otaru, M. Abdulkadir, A.S. Kovo, M.R. Corfield, N. Tanko, O.A. Odey, A. Kenfack & U.O. Aroke. (2022) Three-dimensional high-resolution image inversion and pore level CFD characterisation of effective thermal conductivity of replicated microcellular structures. International Journal of Thermofluids 14, pages 100141.
Crossref
Hao Fang, Zhaowen Wang, Jiawei Luo, Mengting Ji & Hao Zhou. (2022) Experimental investigation of pore structure during high sodium coal ash sintering with and without calcium oxide additive through XCT technology. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering 17:3.
Crossref
H. Scandelli, A. Ahmadi-Senichault, C. Levet & J. Lachaud. (2022) Computation of the Permeability Tensor of Non-Periodic Anisotropic Porous Media from 3D Images. Transport in Porous Media 142:3, pages 669-697.
Crossref
Inderjot Kaur & Prashant Singh. (2022) Direct Pore-Scale Simulations of Fully Periodic Unit Cells of Different Regular Lattices. Journal of Heat Transfer 144:2.
Crossref
E. Hamidi, P. Ganesan, S.V. Muniandy & M.H. Amir Hassan. (2022) Lattice Boltzmann Method simulation of flow and forced convective heat transfer on 3D micro X-ray tomography of metal foam heat sink. International Journal of Thermal Sciences 172, pages 107240.
Crossref
Xinpeng Huang, Cheng Sun, Zhenqian Chen & Yunsong Han. (2021) Experimental and numerical studies on melting process of phase change materials (PCMs) embedded in open-cells metal foams. International Journal of Thermal Sciences 170, pages 107151.
Crossref
Yuanpeng Yao & Huiying Wu. (2021) Thermal Energy Discharging Performance of Metal Foam/Paraffin Composite Phase Change Material at Pore Scale. Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications 13:5.
Crossref
Inderjot Kaur & Prashant Singh. (2021) State-of-the-art in heat exchanger additive manufacturing. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 178, pages 121600.
Crossref
Peixun Yu, Yu Wang, Ritian Ji, Hui Wang & Junqiang Bai. (2021) Pore-scale numerical study of flow characteristics in anisotropic metal foam with actual skeleton structure. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 126, pages 105401.
Crossref
A J Otaru & M B Samuel. (2021) Pore-level CFD investigation of velocity and pressure dispositions in microcellular structures. Materials Research Express 8:4, pages 046516.
Crossref
Nanqiao Wang, Inderjot Kaur, Prashant Singh & Like Li. (2021) Prediction of effective thermal conductivity of porous lattice structures and validation with additively manufactured metal foams. Applied Thermal Engineering 187, pages 116558.
Crossref
Jiafei Zhao, Mingrui Sun, Lunxiang Zhang, Chengzhi Hu, Dawei Tang, Lei Yang & Yongchen Song. (2021) Forced Convection Heat Transfer in Porous Structure: Effect of Morphology on Pressure Drop and Heat Transfer Coefficient. Journal of Thermal Science 30:2, pages 363-393.
Crossref
Sinem Donmus, Moghtada Mobedi & Fujio Kuwahara. (2021) Double-Layer Metal Foams for Further Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Channel: An Analytical Study. Energies 14:3, pages 672.
Crossref
Arjun Jayakumar & Mani A. (2021) Image-based method for evaluation of effective thermal conductivity of metal foam with hollow ligaments. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 164, pages 120490.
Crossref
Jinlong Fu, Hywel R. Thomas & Chenfeng Li. (2021) Tortuosity of porous media: Image analysis and physical simulation. Earth-Science Reviews 212, pages 103439.
Crossref
Andrey Kirichek, Sergey Barinov & Svetlana Fedonina. (2020) Finite Element Modeling and Visualization of Additive Ring Growing by 3DMP Method. Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Computer Graphics and Machine Vision (GraphiCon 2020). Part 2, pages short40-1-short40-8.
Crossref
Sung-Ho Park, Dong-Ho Seo & Ji Hwan Jeong. (2020) Experimental and numerical analysis of thermal flow in open-cell porous metal during Darcy-Forchheimer transition regime. Applied Thermal Engineering 181, pages 116029.
Crossref
Alejandro Rubio Carpio, Francesco Avallone, Daniele Ragni, Mirjam Snellen & Sybrand van der Zwaag. (2020) Quantitative criteria to design optimal permeable trailing edges for noise abatement. Journal of Sound and Vibration 485, pages 115596.
Crossref
A. J. Otaru. (2019) Review on Processing and Fluid Transport in Porous Metals with a Focus on Bottleneck Structures. Metals and Materials International 26:4, pages 510-525.
Crossref
Sergio Gómez González, José Fernando Valera Jiménez, Gerard Cabestany Bastida, Maria Daniela Vlad, José López López & Enrique Fernández Aguado. (2020) Synthetic open cell foams versus a healthy human vertebra: Anisotropy, fluid flow and μ-CT structural studies. Materials Science and Engineering: C 108, pages 110404.
Crossref
Hao Zhou, Zhaowen Wang, Mingxi Zhou & Jianuo Xu. (2020) Thermal properties, permeability and compressive strength of highly porous accumulated ceramsites in the foundation of salt tank for concentrate solar power plants. Applied Thermal Engineering 164, pages 114451.
Crossref
Nihad Dukhan & Omer Saad. 2020. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Porous Metals and Metallic Foams (MetFoam 2019). Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Porous Metals and Metallic Foams (MetFoam 2019) 181 188 .
Андрей Киричек, Andrey Kirichek, Дмитрий Соловьев, Dmitriy Solovyev, Александр Хандожко, Alexandr Khandozhko, Светлана Федонина & Svetlana Fedonina. (2019) Problems of Analyzing Microstructure Images in Assessing the Impact of Technological Parameters of Combined Strain Wave Hardening on the Quality of the Surface Layer. Problems of Analyzing Microstructure Images in Assessing the Impact of Technological Parameters of Combined Strain Wave Hardening on the Quality of the Surface Layer.
Joseph C. Tucker & Ashley D. Spear. (2019) A Tool to Generate Grain-Resolved Open-Cell Metal Foam Models. Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation 8:2, pages 247-256.
Crossref
Yuan Ma, Yanzhong Li, Lei Wang, Gang Lei & Tianxiang Wang. (2019) Investigation on isothermal wicking performance within metallic weaves for screen channel liquid acquisition devices (LADs). International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 135, pages 392-402.
Crossref
M Iasiello, C Savarese, P J Damian, N Bianco, A Andreozzi, W K S Chiu & V Naso. (2019) Modeling heat conduction in open-cell metal foams by means of the Three-Dimensional Thermal Fin theory. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1224:1, pages 012009.
Crossref
S. Haj Ibrahim, J. Skibinski, G.J. Oliver & T. Wejrzanowski. (2019) Microstructure effect on the permeability of the tape-cast open-porous materials. Materials & Design 167, pages 107639.
Crossref
M. Iasiello, N. Bianco, W.K.S. Chiu & V. Naso. (2019) Thermal conduction in open-cell metal foams: Anisotropy and Representative Volume Element. International Journal of Thermal Sciences 137, pages 399-409.
Crossref
Azade Jafarizade, Masoud Panjepour, Mahmood Meratian & Mohsen Davazdah Emami. (2018) Numerical Simulation of Gas/Solid Heat Transfer in Metallic Foams: A General Correlation for Different Porosities and Pore Sizes. Transport in Porous Media 127:2, pages 481-506.
Crossref
Zhengwei Nie, Yuyi Lin & Qingbin Tong. (2018) Numerical simulations of two-phase flow in open-cell metal foams with application to aero-engine separators. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 127, pages 917-932.
Crossref
S. Klein, S. Weber & W. Theisen. (2018) Investigation of heat transfer in a copper-infiltrated tool steel based on measurement, microtomography, and numerical simulation. Materials & Design 156, pages 42-51.
Crossref
Swantje Bargmann, Benjamin Klusemann, Jürgen Markmann, Jan Eike Schnabel, Konrad Schneider, Celal Soyarslan & Jana Wilmers. (2018) Generation of 3D representative volume elements for heterogeneous materials: A review. Progress in Materials Science 96, pages 322-384.
Crossref
Daniel Westhoff, Jakub Skibinski, Ondřej Šedivý, Bartlomiej Wysocki, Tomasz Wejrzanowski & Volker Schmidt. (2018) Investigation of the relationship between morphology and permeability for open-cell foams using virtual materials testing. Materials & Design 147, pages 1-10.
Crossref
Saurish Das, S. Sneijders, N.G. Deen & J.A.M. Kuipers. (2018) Drag and heat transfer closures for realistic numerically generated random open-cell solid foams using an immersed boundary method. Chemical Engineering Science 183, pages 260-274.
Crossref
Tisha Dixit & Indranil Ghosh. (2018) Simulation intricacies of open-cell metal foam fin subjected to convective flow. Applied Thermal Engineering 137, pages 532-544.
Crossref
Chiranth Srinivasan, Jody Slike, De Ming Wang & Haiyang Gao. Development of a Simulation Tool for High Capacity Metal Foam Heat Exchanger with Phase Change Material. Development of a Simulation Tool for High Capacity Metal Foam Heat Exchanger with Phase Change Material.
Simon Ackermann, Michael Takacs, Jonathan Scheffe & Aldo Steinfeld. (2017) Reticulated porous ceria undergoing thermochemical reduction with high-flux irradiation. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 107, pages 439-449.
Crossref
Suchismita Sarangi, Justin A. Weibel & Suresh V. Garimella. (2017) Quantitative Evaluation of the Dependence of Pool Boiling Heat Transfer Enhancement on Sintered Particle Coating Characteristics. Journal of Heat Transfer 139:2.
Crossref
Xiaolei Fan, Xiaoxia Ou, Fei Xing, Glen A. Turley, Petr Denissenko, Mark A. Williams, Nelly Batail, Charlotte Pham & Alexei A. Lapkin. (2016) Microtomography-based numerical simulations of heat transfer and fluid flow through β -SiC open-cell foams for catalysis. Catalysis Today 278, pages 350-360.
Crossref
M. Benmerkhi, M. Afrid & D. Groulx. (2016) Thermally developing forced convection in a metal foam-filled elliptic annulus. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 97, pages 253-269.
Crossref
Paola Ranut. (2016) On the effective thermal conductivity of aluminum metal foams: Review and improvement of the available empirical and analytical models. Applied Thermal Engineering 101, pages 496-524.
Crossref
Sven De Schampheleire, Peter De Jaeger, Kathleen De Kerpel, Bernd Ameel, Henk Huisseune & Michel De Paepe. (2016) How to Study Thermal Applications of Open-Cell Metal Foam: Experiments and Computational Fluid Dynamics. Materials 9:2, pages 94.
Crossref
Ajay Vadakkepatt, Bradley Trembacki, Sanjay R. Mathur & Jayathi Y. Murthy. (2015) Bruggeman's Exponents for Effective Thermal Conductivity of Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 163:2, pages A119-A130.
Crossref
Paola Ranut, Enrico Nobile & Lucia Mancini. (2015) High resolution X-ray microtomography-based CFD simulation for the characterization of flow permeability and effective thermal conductivity of aluminum metal foams. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 67, pages 30-36.
Crossref
Xin Hu, Hui Wan & Soumya S. Patnaik. (2015) Numerical modeling of heat transfer in open-cell micro-foam with phase change material. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 88, pages 617-626.
Crossref
Andrea Diani, Karthik K. Bodla, Luisa Rossetto & Suresh V. Garimella. (2015) Numerical investigation of pressure drop and heat transfer through reconstructed metal foams and comparison against experiments. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 88, pages 508-515.
Crossref
O. Yu. Povstyanoi, V. A. Sychuk, A. McMillan, V. D. Rud’ & O. V. Zabolotnyi. (2015) Metallographic Analysis and Microstructural Image Processing of Sandblasting Nozzles Produced by Powder Metallurgy Methods. Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics 54:3-4, pages 234-240.
Crossref
Mohammad Zafari, Masoud Panjepour, Mohsen Davazdah Emami & Mahmood Meratian. (2015) Microtomography-based numerical simulation of fluid flow and heat transfer in open cell metal foams. Applied Thermal Engineering 80, pages 347-354.
Crossref
Paola Ranut & Enrico Nobile. (2014) On the effective thermal conductivity of metal foams. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 547, pages 012021.
Crossref
Simon Ackermann, Jonathan Scheffe, Jonas Duss & Aldo Steinfeld. (2014) Morphological Characterization and Effective Thermal Conductivity of Dual-Scale Reticulated Porous Structures. Materials 7:11, pages 7173-7195.
Crossref
Paola Ranut, Enrico Nobile & Lucia Mancini. (2014) High resolution microtomography-based CFD simulation of flow and heat transfer in aluminum metal foams. Applied Thermal Engineering 69:1-2, pages 230-240.
Crossref
Karthik K. Bodla & Suresh V. Garimella. (2014) Simulated Microstructural Evolution and Design of Porous Sintered Wicks. Journal of Heat Transfer 136:7.
Crossref
Karthik K. Bodla, Suresh V. Garimella & Jayathi Y. Murthy. (2014) 3D reconstruction and design of porous media from thin sections. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 73, pages 250-264.
Crossref
Paola Ranut, Enrico Nobile & Lucia Mancini. (2014) Microtomography-based CFD Analysis of Transport in Open-Cell Aluminum Metal Foams. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 501, pages 012021.
Crossref
A. Barletta, M. Celli & A. V. Kuznetsov. (2014) Convective Instability of the Darcy Flow in a Horizontal Layer With Symmetric Wall Heat Fluxes and Local Thermal Nonequilibrium. Journal of Heat Transfer 136:1.
Crossref
Xin Hu & Soumya S. Patnaik. (2014) Modeling phase change material in micro-foam under constant temperature condition. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 68, pages 677-682.
Crossref
Andrea Diani, Kartik K. Bodla, Luisa Rossetto & Suresh V. Garimella. (2014) Numerical Analysis of Air Flow through Metal Foams. Energy Procedia 45, pages 645-652.
Crossref
Ishan Srivastava, Sridhar Sadasivam, Kyle C. Smith & Timothy S. Fisher. (2013) Combined Microstructure and Heat Conduction Modeling of Heterogeneous Interfaces and Materials. Journal of Heat Transfer 135:6.
Crossref
Karthik K. Bodla, Justin A. Weibel & Suresh V. Garimella. (2013) Advances in Fluid and Thermal Transport Property Analysis and Design of Sintered Porous Wick Microstructures. Journal of Heat Transfer 135:6.
Crossref
Karthik K. Bodla, Jayathi Y. Murthy & Suresh V. Garimella. (2013) Evaporation analysis in sintered wick microstructures. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 61, pages 729-741.
Crossref
Karthik K. Bodla, Jayathi Y. Murthy & Suresh V. Garimella. (2013) Optimization Under Uncertainty Applied to Heat Sink Design. Journal of Heat Transfer 135:1.
Crossref
Jessica Bock & Anthony M. Jacobi. (2013) Geometric classification of open-cell metal foams using X-ray micro-computed tomography. Materials Characterization 75, pages 35-43.
Crossref
P. De Jaeger, C. T’Joen, H. Huisseune, B. Ameel, S. De Schampheleire & M. De Paepe. (2012) Assessing the influence of four bonding methods on the thermal contact resistance of open-cell aluminum foam. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 55:21-22, pages 6200-6210.
Crossref
P. De Jaeger, C. T’Joen, H. Huisseune, B. Ameel, S. De Schampheleire & M. De Paepe. (2012) Assessing the influence of four cutting methods on the thermal contact resistance of open-cell aluminum foam. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 55:21-22, pages 6142-6151.
Crossref
Nihad Dukhan. (2012) Analysis of Brinkman-Extended Darcy Flow in Porous Media and Experimental Verification Using Metal Foam. Journal of Fluids Engineering 134:7.
Crossref
Xin HuSoumya Patnaik. (2012) Numerical Simulations of Cyclic Melting and Freezing of Phase Change Material in Micro-foam. Numerical Simulations of Cyclic Melting and Freezing of Phase Change Material in Micro-foam.
Karthik K. Bodla, Jayathi Y. Murthy & Suresh V. Garimella. (2012) Optimization under uncertainty for electronics cooling design applications. Optimization under uncertainty for electronics cooling design applications.
Karthik K. Bodla, Jayathi Y. Murthy & Suresh V. Garimella. (2012) Direct Simulation of Thermal Transport Through Sintered Wick Microstructures. Journal of Heat Transfer 134:1.
Crossref
Karthik K. Bodla, Jayathi Y. Murthy & Suresh V. Garimella. (2010) Resistance network-based thermal conductivity model for metal foams. Computational Materials Science 50:2, pages 622-632.
Crossref
Sung-Ho Park & Ji Hwan Jeong. (2022) Analytical Fin Efficiency Model for Open-Cell Porous Metal Fins Based on Kelvin Cell Assumption. SSRN Electronic Journal.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.