Porous Metals of Northwest Institute for Non-Ferrous Metal Research

Huiping, Tang; Jichang, Liao; Jilei, Zhu

doi:10.4028/0-87849-419-7.1281

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“…Metal foams with a cellular structure are known to have many interesting combinations of physical and mechanical properties (Liu and Liang [7]; Tang et al [8]; Tuchinskiy [9]), including: Because of their interesting properties, open-cell metal foams are currently regarded as a highly promising material for constructing efficient compact heat exchangers (Ashby et al. [10]; Bastawros and Evans [11]; Kaviany [12]; Ruiz [13]; Boomsma and Poulikakos [14];…”

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A Review of Metal Foam and Metal Matrix Composites for Heat Exchangers and Heat Sinks

Han

Wang

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et al. 2012

Heat Transfer Engineering

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Abstract:Recent advances in manufacturing methods open the possibility for broader use of metal foams and metal matrix composites (MMCs) for heat exchangers, and these materials can have tailored material properties. Metal foams in particular combine a number of interesting properties from a heat exchanger's point of view. In this paper, the material properties of metal foams and MMCs are surveyed, and the current state of the art is reviewed for heat exchanger applications. Four different applications are considered: liquid-liquid, liquid-gas and gas-gas heat exchangers and heat sinks. Manufacturing and implementation issues are identified and discussed, and it is concluded that these materials hold promise both for heat exchangers and heat sinks, but that some key issues still need to be solved before broad scale

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