Journal
ENERGY
Volume 263, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2022.125691
Keywords
Internal flow; Forced convection; Graded metal foam; Compound graded metal foam; DEF; LTNE
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This study explores the use of partially filled high porosity graded aluminum and copper foams to satisfy both heat transfer and pressure drop in a heat exchanger. Different configurations with positive and negative orientations are utilized to enhance heat transfer and reduce pressure drop. The results show that the decreasing graded foam achieves higher heat transfer rate and lower pumping power compared to the models without graded metal foam.
The use of partially filled high porosity graded aluminum and copper foams is explored to satisfy both heat transfer and pressure drop in a heat exchanger. Both positive and negative orientations are accomplished for the enhancement of heat transfer with reduction in the pressure drop. The present research includes three different configurations M1, M2 and M3 (porous layer inner diameter = 0.06 m, 0.04 m, and 0.02 m, respectively, while outer diameter = 0.10 m) partially filled with positive (i.e., increasing, 20/45 PPI) negative (i.e., decreasing, 45/ 20 PPI) and compound (i.e., 45 Cu/20 Al PPI) graded porous layer thickness. Each configuration involves three different graded porous layer to present the optimum graded porous layer thickness. The thermo-hydrodynamic characteristics are apprehended by using Darcy Extended Forchheimer (DEF) flow and local thermal non -equilibrium (LTNE) models for the partially filled graded porous structure and k-omega turbulence model is accomplished in open passage flow of the conduit. The decreasing graded foam located inside the models M1 and M2 performed 1.68%-12.85% and 13.42%-23.32% higher heat transfer rate compared to without graded metal foam of models M2 and M3, respectively accompanied with 55.43%-84.02% and 35.69%-50.31% lesser pumping power.
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