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Project

Characterization and modeling of natural convection in open-cell aluminium foam

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

01J07813

Duration

01 March 2013 → 31 December 2017

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Astrid De Paepe

Research disciplines

Engineering and technology
- Thermodynamics

Keywords

natural convection metal foam porous media thermo-hydraulic characterization numerical simulations

Project description

The objective is to characterize the thermal and hydraulic phenomena of open-cell foam in natural convection, independent of the spatial constraints. Accurate numerical simulations will be performed on representative volumes to extract the characteristics of the foam (volume averaging technique). This will allow studying metal foam heat sinks of an arbitrary shape.

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