Journal of Porous Media

ISSN for PRINT: 1091-028X

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2007, Volume10

Issue 1

114 pages

DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.v10.i1

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Brahim Madani
Laboratoire milieux poreux et transports polyphasiques (LMPTP), Faculté de Génie Mécanique et de Génie des Procédés/USTHB, BP. 32, El Alia, Alger, Algerie

Frederic Topin
Laboratoire I.U.S.T.I, Polytech' Marseille, Université de Provence, CNRS-UMR 6595 Technopôle de Château-Gombert, 5, Rue Enrico Fermi, 13453 Marseille Cedex 13, France

Fabrice Rigollet
Institut Universitaire des Systèmes Thermiques Industriels, UMR CNRS 6595, Ecole Polytechnique Universitaire de Marseille (Dpt. Mécanique Energétique), Technopole de Château Gombert, 5 rue Enrico Fermi, 13453 Marseille cedex 13, France

Lounes Tadrist
Laboratoire I.U.S.T.I, Polytech'Marseille, Université de Provence, CNRS-UMR 6595 Technopôle de Château-Gombert, 5, Rue Enrico Fermi, 13453 Marseille Cedex 13, France

We present here experiments dealing with the hydrodynamic characterization of high-porosity metallic foam, performed on copper foam. The experimental setup and the procedure used to obtain the hydrodynamic data are described. Analysis of these measurements is conducted using the parameter estimation method. Brazing foam on the channel wall is found to have no effects on pressure drop. This study demonstrates that for this category of porous material, the inertial factor is evaluated accurately, whereas the permeability cannot be determined with reasonable uncertainties. A general trend for metallic foam hydraulic parameters is deduced using the present results and those given in the open literature. Macroscopic characteristics are not sufficient to establish the flow laws. Pore scale topology of the metallic foam should be taken into account in the flow law model.

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