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Aluminum Foam-Phase Change Material Composites as Heat Exchangers
Technical Paper
2007-01-0419
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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The effects of geometric parameters of open-cell aluminum foams on the performance of aluminum foam-phase change material (PCM) composites as heat sinks are investigated by experiments. Three types of open-cell aluminum 6061 foams with similar relative densities and different cell sizes are used. Paraffin is selected as the PCM due to its excellent thermal stability and ease of handling. The experimental results show that the performance of the heat sink is significantly affected by the surface area density of the aluminum foam. In general, as the surface area density of the foam increases, the performance of the heat sink is improved regardless of the current phase of the PCM.
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Hong, S. and Herling, D., "Aluminum Foam-Phase Change Material Composites as Heat Exchangers," SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-0419, 2007, https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-0419.Also In
Advances in Lightweight Materials: Casting and Aluminum and Achieving Lightweight Vehicles
Number: SP-2105; Published: 2007-04-16
Number: SP-2105; Published: 2007-04-16
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