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Heat transfer in metal foams and designed porous media

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Title: Heat transfer in metal foams and designed porous media
Authors: Hutter, C.1, Büchi, D.1, Zuber, V.1, Rudolf von Rohr, Ph. vonrohr@ipe.mavt.ethz.ch
Source: Chemical Engineering Science. Sep2011, Vol. 66 Issue 17, p3806-3814. 9p.
Subjects: Heat transfer, Metal foams, Porous materials, Chemical reactors, Sintering, Reynolds number, Volumetric analysis, Calorimetry, Turbulence, Heat exchangers
Abstract: Abstract: We present the characterization of heat transfer in commercial metal foam filled tubular reactors in comparison to a designed laser sintered device. The investigations are performed at empty tube Reynolds numbers ranging from 600 to 7600. Volumetric heat transfer performances up to 4.5MW/(m3 K) were estimated by means of a simple calorimetric measurement setup, which is 3 orders of magnitude higher compared to conventional batch reactors. The heat transfer was found to increase with the ligament diameter ascribed to the enhanced turbulent kinetic energy induced. The fixed wall connection of the fully sintered device, realized by the applied manufacturing method, leads to 30% improvement of the heat transfer compared to no connection. Selective laser sintering was found to be an efficient tool for the design of continuous heat exchanger reactors covering a wide range of applications by simply adapting the geometry. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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Abstract:Abstract: We present the characterization of heat transfer in commercial metal foam filled tubular reactors in comparison to a designed laser sintered device. The investigations are performed at empty tube Reynolds numbers ranging from 600 to 7600. Volumetric heat transfer performances up to 4.5MW/(m3 K) were estimated by means of a simple calorimetric measurement setup, which is 3 orders of magnitude higher compared to conventional batch reactors. The heat transfer was found to increase with the ligament diameter ascribed to the enhanced turbulent kinetic energy induced. The fixed wall connection of the fully sintered device, realized by the applied manufacturing method, leads to 30% improvement of the heat transfer compared to no connection. Selective laser sintering was found to be an efficient tool for the design of continuous heat exchanger reactors covering a wide range of applications by simply adapting the geometry. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
ISSN:00092509
DOI:10.1016/j.ces.2011.05.005