Abstract: Open-cell metal foams are known for their superior heat dissipation capabilities. The morphological, pressure drop, and heat transfer characteristics of stochastic metal foams manufactured through traditional “foaming” ...

Abstract: Moving packed-bed heat exchangers in concentrated solar power (CSP) plants involves heat transfer between heated falling particles and supercritical carbon dioxide. The overall effective thermal conductivity of the moving ...

Abstract: High porosity aluminum foams have the potential to dissipate large heat flux in a channel flow configuration due to their large surface area-to-volume ratio and the ability to enhance mixing due to flow tortuosity. It is ...

Abstract: Single unit cell thick lattice frame materials have applications in efficient heat exchangers. This study is focused on strut-based sandwich-type configurations obtained through reticulation of unit cell topologies of ...

Abstract: High-porosity metal foams have been extensively studied as an attractive candidate for efficient and compact heat exchanger design. With the advancements in additive manufacturing, such foams can be manufactured with ...

Abstract: Particle-to-supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) heat exchanger is a critical component in next-generation concentrating solar power (CSP) plants. The inherently low heat transfer between falling particles and sCO2 imposes ...