Effective Thermal Conductivity and Permeability of Aluminum Foam Materials1

International Journal of Thermophysics - Tập 21 Số 2 - Trang 453-464 - 2000
Paek, J. W.1, Kang, B. H.1, Kim, S. Y.1, Hyun, J. M.2
1Thermal/Flow Control Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea
2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon, Korea

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An experimental measurement program was performed to determine thermophysical properties of aluminum-based foam metals. The effective thermal conductivity k e and permeability K were investigated in detail. Experimental facilities were fabricated, and the measurement procedures and methodologies were evaluated. One-dimensional heat conduction was considered to determine k e . The results indicate that k e increases as the porosity ε decreases. However, no noticeable changes in k e were detected from variations of the cell size of the foam metal at a fixed porosity ε. The permeability K is substantially affected by both ε and the cell size. An empirical correlation for the friction factor f is proposed based on the concepts of K and inertial effect.

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