Effect of Metal Foam Insert Configurations on Flow Boiling Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in a Rectangular Channel

Heat transfer under flow boiling is better in a rectangular channel filled with open-cell metal foam than in an empty channel, but the high pressure drop is a drawback of the empty channel method. In this study, various types of metal foam insert configurations were tested to reduce the pressure dro...

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Main Authors: Sanghyun Nam, Dae Yeon Kim, Youngwoo Kim, Kyung Chun Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/16/4617