Thermal analysis of aluminium foam based on microcomputed tomography

• Main Authors: Ochsner, Andreas, Veyh, C., Belova, I. V., Murch, G. E., Fiedler, T.
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2011
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/29780/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mawe.201100787
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Finite element analyses are performed in order to determine the effective thermal conductivity of closed-cell Alporas foam and open-cell M-Pore sponge. The investigated finite element models are based on high resolution micro-computed tomography images. The complex structures of the real materials...