A critical review of heat transfer enhancement methods in the presence of porous media, nanofluids, and microorganisms

M Habibishandiz, MZ Saghir - Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 2022 - Elsevier
A current common topic of study among scientists and engineers is how to reduce energy
usage. As the loading power of engineering devices is constantly upgrading, while they are …

Computational study of heat transfer enhancement using porous foams with phase change materials: A comparative review

E Hamidi, PB Ganesan, RK Sharma… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) in thermal energy storage can improve energy efficiency
and sustainability, which notably makes them a potential solution to the problems of energy …

Fabrication, properties, and applications of open-cell aluminum foams: A review

T Wan, Y Liu, C Zhou, X Chen, Y Li - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Open-cell metallic foams or porous metals have a distinctive combination of excellent
structural performance and superior functional characteristics, such as their light weight …

Review on thermal transport in high porosity cellular metal foams with open cells

CY Zhao - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2012 - Elsevier
Thermal transport in metal foams has received growing attention in both academic research
and industrial applications. In this paper the recent research progress of thermal transport in …

Numerical and experimental analysis of cooling performance of single-phase array microchannel heat sinks with different pin-fin configurations

D Yang, Y Wang, G Ding, Z **, J Zhao… - Applied Thermal …, 2017 - Elsevier
The heat transfer performances of the microchannel heat sinks with five different pin-fin
configurations were investigated numerically and experimentally. Triangle, square …

Research progress on flow and heat transfer characteristics of fluids in metal foams

H Hu, Y Zhao, Y Li - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Open-cell metal foam has a great potential for manufacturing compact heat exchangers in
energy conservation systems due to the advantages of large specific surface area and high …

Electronic cooling using water flow in aluminum metal foam heat sink: Experimental and numerical approach

AM Bayomy, MZ Saghir, T Yousefi - International Journal of Thermal …, 2016 - Elsevier
Rapid developments in the design of chips and electronic devices for high-performance
computers have led to a need for new and more effective methods of chip cooling. The …

Computational analysis of nanofluid effects on convective heat transfer enhancement of micro-pin-fin heat sinks

HR Seyf, M Feizbakhshi - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2012 - Elsevier
Numerical investigation on the application of nanofluids in Micro-Pin-Fin Heat Sinks
(MPFHSs) has been presented in this paper. To investigate flow and heat transfer behavior …

High resolution microtomography-based CFD simulation of flow and heat transfer in aluminum metal foams

P Ranut, E Nobile, L Mancini - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
The necessity for devising more effective heat transfer technologies and innovative
materials, capable of increasing performances while kee** power consumption, size and …

Metal foams application to enhance cooling of open cathode polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

MS Hossain, B Shabani - Journal of Power Sources, 2015 - Elsevier
Conventional channel flow fields of open cathode Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
(PEMFCs) introduce some challenges linked to humidity, temperature, pressure and oxygen …